Identify and describe prevention of mental disorders. Discuss what stigma associated with mental disorders is, what its consequences can be, and how to prevent it
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- primary prevention targets groups of people who have not developed a disorder—to decrease overall
rates of a given problem.
- secondary prevention addresses problems while they are still manageable and before they become resistant to intervention
- tertiary prevention reduces duration and negative effects of a mental disorder after it occurs in an individual
- stigma occurs when a person is viewed negatively by others based on an individual characteristic, such as a diagnosis with a mental disorder
-stigma associated with mental disorder can result in discrimination, social avoidance, and failure to seek treatment
- stigma can be fought via education and by promoting personal contact with those with a mental disorder
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