ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Question
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Only girls get anxiety
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Depression can be treated
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Anxiety can be based on prior experiences
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Teens become more susceptible to mental illness as they get older
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Detailed explanation-1: -Perceived Stigma Subscale Most people think that an anxiety disorder is not a real medical illness. Most people think that an anxiety disorder is a sign of personal weakness. Most people think that people with an anxiety disorder could snap out of it if they wanted to.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stigma happens when a person defines someone by their illness rather than who they are as an individual. For example, they might be labelled ‘psychotic’ rather than ‘a person experiencing psychosis’.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, most authors agree with Goffman’s basic definition, which identified the main elements of stigma such as labeling, stereotyping, social isolation, prejudice, rejection, ignorance, status loss, low self-esteem, low self-efficacy, marginalization, and discrimination [1, 2, 3].