The student wrote a literature review examining how contact with mentally ill individuals affects stigma. Three studies were summarized: 1) Martin et al. found people were more likely to reject and fear those with mental illnesses. 2) Alexander and Link found increased contact was linked to reduced perceptions of dangerousness and social rejection. 3) Corrigan et al. conducted two studies showing beliefs about dangerousness influenced fear, avoidance, and that contact was more effective than education at reducing stigma.
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Marriage Burnout: When the Emotions Exhausted Quietly Quantitative ResearchRula alsawalqa
Background: When the spouses are aware of the fact that each one has emotional needs thatmust be fulfilled, it will lead to decrease
the marital satisfaction, such as the lack of awareness which will lead to marriage burnout in a long-term period.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of the spouses’ age, years of marriage, and the nature of marriage
burnout dimensions, especially the emotional exhaustion.
Methods: The researcher of the present study applied a Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) scale to 392 families whose ages were
within the range of (23 - 67) years. Those spouses were married for (1 - 35) years and had children.
Results: Descriptive statistics showed a higher marriage burnout level among the spouses who work in a full-time job and the ones
who do not work in comparison to the ones who work in a part-time job. Emotional exhaustion is mostly influenced by the increase
in the spouses’ ages and years of marriage. Although there was no impact for the years of marriage on depersonalization, personal
accomplishment and depersonalization were mostly influenced by the spouses’ nature of work.
Conclusions: Marriage burnout is a painful state of emotional exhaustion and physical and emotional depletion experienced by
spouses. This state results from emotional exhaustion, work exhaustion, and failure to fulfill the requirements of their marital
relationships, especially the emotional requirements. Spouses having children are more exposed to experience marriage burnout.
Keywords: Marriage Burnout, Emotional Exhaustion, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Years of Marriage
A handout for students to practice creating a literature review from a source.
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http://www.slideshare.net/samlandfried/9th-grade-may-11-lit-review-activity
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Marriage Burnout: When the Emotions Exhausted Quietly Quantitative ResearchRula alsawalqa
Background: When the spouses are aware of the fact that each one has emotional needs thatmust be fulfilled, it will lead to decrease
the marital satisfaction, such as the lack of awareness which will lead to marriage burnout in a long-term period.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of the spouses’ age, years of marriage, and the nature of marriage
burnout dimensions, especially the emotional exhaustion.
Methods: The researcher of the present study applied a Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) scale to 392 families whose ages were
within the range of (23 - 67) years. Those spouses were married for (1 - 35) years and had children.
Results: Descriptive statistics showed a higher marriage burnout level among the spouses who work in a full-time job and the ones
who do not work in comparison to the ones who work in a part-time job. Emotional exhaustion is mostly influenced by the increase
in the spouses’ ages and years of marriage. Although there was no impact for the years of marriage on depersonalization, personal
accomplishment and depersonalization were mostly influenced by the spouses’ nature of work.
Conclusions: Marriage burnout is a painful state of emotional exhaustion and physical and emotional depletion experienced by
spouses. This state results from emotional exhaustion, work exhaustion, and failure to fulfill the requirements of their marital
relationships, especially the emotional requirements. Spouses having children are more exposed to experience marriage burnout.
Keywords: Marriage Burnout, Emotional Exhaustion, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Years of Marriage
Is the sociopath socially intelligent? A new framework for understanding soci...Rula alsawalqa
The characteristics of sociopathy vary in the context of
its overlap with the concept of "psychopathy, and antisocial personality". The characteristic of social
intelligence is associated with who is infected with
sociopathy. Therefore, this article was designed to
follow the scientific heritage of sociopathy, to specify its
characteristics, and to analyze them in order to clarify
the possibility of describing the sociopath as being
intelligent socially. In light of the analysis of the concept
of social intelligence, it is not possible to describe the
sociopath as being intelligent socially, even if he has
apparent superficial charm.
Madridge Journal of AIDS (ISSN: 2638-1958); This pilot study investigated the efficacy of cognitive group interventions in reducing traumatic stress and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission behaviors in HIV seropositive women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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Attachment Studies With Borderline PatientsDemona Demona
Clinical theorists have suggested that disturbed attachments are central to borderline personality
disorder (BPD) psychopathology. This article reviews 13 empirical studies that examine the types
of attachment found in individuals with this disorder or with dimensional characteristics of BPD.
Comparison among the 13 studies is handicapped by the variety of measures and attachment types
that these studies have employed. Nevertheless, every study concludes that there is a strong associa-
tion between BPD and insecure attachment. The types of attachment found to be most characteristic
of BPD subjects are unresolved, preoccupied, and fearful. In each of these attachment types, indi-
viduals demonstrate a longing for intimacy and—at the same time—concern about dependency and
rejection. The high prevalence and severity of insecure attachments found in these adult samples sup-
port the central role of disturbed interpersonal relationships in clinical theories of BPD. This review
concludes that these types of insecure attachment may represent phenotypic markers of vulnerability
to BPD, suggesting several directions for future research.
Childhood Maltreatment and PTSD Literature Review and Proposed StudyAlexandraPerkins5
This literature and proposed study explores several research articles relating to childhood maltreatment and PTSD. The second section proposes a hypothetical study to further explore a gap identified in the literature review.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Junxian KuangLaura SinaiENG099101572018In the essay O.docxtawnyataylor528
Junxian Kuang
Laura Sinai
ENG099/101
5/7/2018
In the essay “On Being a Cripple”, Nancy Mairs shares her experiences, attitudes towards life as a multiple sclerosis patient. First, she claims that the diseases she has faced are brain tumor and MS, and those diseases literally changed her fate. The relationships of her family member and the attitude of Nancy’s mother have affected by MS. Also, she writes about her identities in society, her friends who have the same physical issue, thoughts from disabled parents’ children, and her desire to travel. MS affected Nancy Mairs’s family member as well as her thoughts.
Subjective Socioeconomic Status Causes Aggression: A Test of the Theory
of Social Deprivation
Tobias Greitemeyer and Christina Sagioglou
University of Innsbruck
Seven studies (overall N � 3690) addressed the relation between people’s subjective socioeconomic
status (SES) and their aggression levels. Based on relative deprivation theory, we proposed that people
low in subjective SES would feel at a disadvantage, which in turn would elicit aggressive responses. In
3 correlational studies, subjective SES was negatively related to trait aggression. Importantly, this
relation held when controlling for measures that are related to 1 or both subjective SES and trait
aggression, such as the dark tetrad and the Big Five. Four experimental studies then demonstrated that
participants in a low status condition were more aggressive than were participants in a high status
condition. Compared with a medium-SES condition, participants of low subjective SES were more
aggressive rather than participants of high subjective SES being less aggressive. Moreover, low SES
increased aggressive behavior toward targets that were the source for participants’ experience of
disadvantage but also toward neutral targets. Sequential mediation analyses suggest that the experience
of disadvantage underlies the effect of subjective SES on aggressive affect, whereas aggressive affect was
the proximal determinant of aggressive behavior. Taken together, the present research found compre-
hensive support for key predictions derived from the theory of relative deprivation of how the perception
of low SES is related to the person’s judgments, emotional reactions, and actions.
Keywords: aggression, relative deprivation, social class, socioeconomic status
In most Western societies, wealth inequality is at its historic
height. For example, in the United States, the richest 1% possesses
more than 40% of the country’s wealth (Wolff, 2012). In Germany,
the biggest economy in the European Union, the median household
in the top 20% of the income class has 74 times more wealth than
the bottom 20% (European Central Bank, 2013). Although there is
widespread consensus among citizens that wealth inequality
should be reduced (Kiatpongsan & Norton, 2014; Norton & Ari-
ely, 2011), the wealth gap is actually increasing. For example, in
the United States, in 2012 the top 0.1% (including ...
Is the sociopath socially intelligent? A new framework for understanding soci...Rula alsawalqa
The characteristics of sociopathy vary in the context of
its overlap with the concept of "psychopathy, and antisocial personality". The characteristic of social
intelligence is associated with who is infected with
sociopathy. Therefore, this article was designed to
follow the scientific heritage of sociopathy, to specify its
characteristics, and to analyze them in order to clarify
the possibility of describing the sociopath as being
intelligent socially. In light of the analysis of the concept
of social intelligence, it is not possible to describe the
sociopath as being intelligent socially, even if he has
apparent superficial charm.
Madridge Journal of AIDS (ISSN: 2638-1958); This pilot study investigated the efficacy of cognitive group interventions in reducing traumatic stress and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission behaviors in HIV seropositive women survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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Attachment Studies With Borderline PatientsDemona Demona
Clinical theorists have suggested that disturbed attachments are central to borderline personality
disorder (BPD) psychopathology. This article reviews 13 empirical studies that examine the types
of attachment found in individuals with this disorder or with dimensional characteristics of BPD.
Comparison among the 13 studies is handicapped by the variety of measures and attachment types
that these studies have employed. Nevertheless, every study concludes that there is a strong associa-
tion between BPD and insecure attachment. The types of attachment found to be most characteristic
of BPD subjects are unresolved, preoccupied, and fearful. In each of these attachment types, indi-
viduals demonstrate a longing for intimacy and—at the same time—concern about dependency and
rejection. The high prevalence and severity of insecure attachments found in these adult samples sup-
port the central role of disturbed interpersonal relationships in clinical theories of BPD. This review
concludes that these types of insecure attachment may represent phenotypic markers of vulnerability
to BPD, suggesting several directions for future research.
Childhood Maltreatment and PTSD Literature Review and Proposed StudyAlexandraPerkins5
This literature and proposed study explores several research articles relating to childhood maltreatment and PTSD. The second section proposes a hypothetical study to further explore a gap identified in the literature review.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Junxian KuangLaura SinaiENG099101572018In the essay O.docxtawnyataylor528
Junxian Kuang
Laura Sinai
ENG099/101
5/7/2018
In the essay “On Being a Cripple”, Nancy Mairs shares her experiences, attitudes towards life as a multiple sclerosis patient. First, she claims that the diseases she has faced are brain tumor and MS, and those diseases literally changed her fate. The relationships of her family member and the attitude of Nancy’s mother have affected by MS. Also, she writes about her identities in society, her friends who have the same physical issue, thoughts from disabled parents’ children, and her desire to travel. MS affected Nancy Mairs’s family member as well as her thoughts.
Subjective Socioeconomic Status Causes Aggression: A Test of the Theory
of Social Deprivation
Tobias Greitemeyer and Christina Sagioglou
University of Innsbruck
Seven studies (overall N � 3690) addressed the relation between people’s subjective socioeconomic
status (SES) and their aggression levels. Based on relative deprivation theory, we proposed that people
low in subjective SES would feel at a disadvantage, which in turn would elicit aggressive responses. In
3 correlational studies, subjective SES was negatively related to trait aggression. Importantly, this
relation held when controlling for measures that are related to 1 or both subjective SES and trait
aggression, such as the dark tetrad and the Big Five. Four experimental studies then demonstrated that
participants in a low status condition were more aggressive than were participants in a high status
condition. Compared with a medium-SES condition, participants of low subjective SES were more
aggressive rather than participants of high subjective SES being less aggressive. Moreover, low SES
increased aggressive behavior toward targets that were the source for participants’ experience of
disadvantage but also toward neutral targets. Sequential mediation analyses suggest that the experience
of disadvantage underlies the effect of subjective SES on aggressive affect, whereas aggressive affect was
the proximal determinant of aggressive behavior. Taken together, the present research found compre-
hensive support for key predictions derived from the theory of relative deprivation of how the perception
of low SES is related to the person’s judgments, emotional reactions, and actions.
Keywords: aggression, relative deprivation, social class, socioeconomic status
In most Western societies, wealth inequality is at its historic
height. For example, in the United States, the richest 1% possesses
more than 40% of the country’s wealth (Wolff, 2012). In Germany,
the biggest economy in the European Union, the median household
in the top 20% of the income class has 74 times more wealth than
the bottom 20% (European Central Bank, 2013). Although there is
widespread consensus among citizens that wealth inequality
should be reduced (Kiatpongsan & Norton, 2014; Norton & Ari-
ely, 2011), the wealth gap is actually increasing. For example, in
the United States, in 2012 the top 0.1% (including ...
Lesson 11 Mental Health StigmaReadings Please note that th.docxSHIVA101531
Lesson 11: Mental Health Stigma
Readings: Please note that the Corrigan article in the syllabus has been replaced with the Collins and Corrigan articles below:
Required
Collins, R. L., Wong, E. C., Cerully, J. L., Schultz, D., & Eberhart, N. K. (2012). Interventions to reduce mental health stigma and discrimination. http://calmhsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Literature-Review_SDR_Final01-02-13.pdf
Corrigan, P., Morris, S., Michaels, P.J., Rafacz, J.D. & Rusch, N. (2012). Challenging the public stigma of mental illness: A meta-analysis of outcome studies. Psychiatric Services 63(10). doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100529. http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=1372999&RelatedWidgetArticles=true
Link, B., Phelan, J. Bresnahan, A.S. & Persosolido, B., (1999). Public conceptions of mental illness: Labels, causes, dangerousness and social distance. American
Journal of Public Health (89), 1328-1333.
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/reprint/89/9/1328.pdf
Swanson, J.W., Holzer, C.E., Ganju, V. K., Jono, R.T. (1990). Violence and psychiatric disorder in the community: Evidence from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area surveys. Hospital & Community Psychiatry,
41(7), 761-770.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Mental+Health+Stigma+Video&FORM=VIRE7#view=detail&mid=102935613330F098A046102935613330F098A046
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Mental+Illness+Stigma&Form=VQFRVP#view=detail&mid=EC031B624F71269702CDEC031B624F71269702CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn6yw2KUIwc&feature=youtu.be
Optional
Pettigrew, L. R. & Tropp, T.F. (2005). Relationships between intergroup contact and prejudice among minority and majority status groups. Psychological Science (16)12, 951-957.
Summary
Introduction
As many of you have noted in your discussion posts, mental health stigma is a pervasive problem that profoundly affects the lives of those suffering from mental illness. Aided by newspapers, books, movies and television, persons with mental illness have been portrayed and perceived as persons with bad character, demonically possessed, weak, unpredictable, and violent. As a result, many people have separated themselves from those with mental illness out of “distrust, stereotyping, fear, embarrassment, anger and/or avoidance.” (Surgeon General’s Report, 1999).
While some progress has been made in the past 50 years, stigma (often referred to as discrimination) continues to be a significant barrier to persons with mental illness. As we have seen in our readings, several recent documents have given prominence to the issue of stigma. In SAMSHA’s 2011 strategic plan “Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA’s Roles and Actions, 2011-2014”, Goal 4.3.2 is to “create a behavioral health awareness campaign focused on decreasing discrimination and improving employment outcomes for persons with mental and substance use disorders.” (p. 59). SAMHSA’s most recent strategic plan: Leading the Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation 2 ...
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For your first reflection please watch the following video and respond to the prompts below (length should be close to 2 pages total):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18zvlz5CxPE
1) Please describe a time where you have felt that someone else has unfairly judged you based on the way you look, or because of a group membership you belong to (e.g., religious, political, sexual orientation, ethnic, etc.).
2) How did this make you feel about yourself? (Please be detailed in your response)
3) How did this make you feel about the person who incorrectly passed judgment on you? (please be detailed in your response)
4) Describe a time when you unfairly stereotyped an individual from a different culture? How did this make you feel once you realized you unfairly judged them?
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umerous studies over the past two
decades suggest that when individuals
are diagnosed with a mental illness,
they are placed into a cultural category (e.g.,
“a mentally ill person”) that damages their
material, social, and psychological well-being
(e.g., Link 1987; Link et al. 1989; Markowitz
1998; Rosenfield 1997). According to the
modified labeling theory of mental illness
(Link 1987; Link et al. 1989), the negative
consequences of psychiatric labeling arise
through two social psychological processes.
First, when an individual is diagnosed with a
mental illness, cultural ideas associated with
the mentally ill (e.g., incompetent, dangerous)
become personally relevant and foster nega-
tive self-feelings. Second, these personally rel-
evant cultural meanings are transformed into
expectations that others will reject the individ-
ual, expectations that trigger defensive behav-
iors aimed at preventing that rejection: con-
cealing treatment history, educating others
about mental illness, and/or withdrawing from
social interaction. Ironically, however, these
defensive behaviors are linked with harmful
outcomes: a reduced social network, higher
rates of unemployment, and feelings of
demoralization (Link et al. 1989, 1991).1
Thus, diagnostic labeling is predicted to have
a negative effect on self-feelings, and it is
expected to trigger defensive reactions that
create a type of “secondary deviance,” further
damaging patients’ social interactions, occu-
pational success, and self-image.
We examine the first of these two process-
es in this study. Specifically, we examine the
way that the cultural conceptions of the men-
tally ill are related to patients’ self-feelings.
And, unlike other investigations of this rela-
tionship (e.g., Kroska and Harkness 2006;
Link 1987), we explore the way that diagnos-
tic category (adjustment, affective, or schizo-
phrenic) shapes the association; that is, we
Social Psychology Quarterly
2008, Vol. 71, No. 2, 193–208
Exploring the Role of Diagnosis
in the Modified Labeling Theory of Mental Illness
AMY KROSKA
Kent State University
SARAH K. HARKNESS
Stanford University
According to the modified labeling theory of mental illness, when an indi.
IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE12Implications for Trauma-InMalikPinckney86
IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE 12Implications for Trauma-Informed Care: Adverse Childhood Trauma and Dissociation in the Lives of Male Offenders
Takia Owens
South University
CNS 6529 Research and Evaluation
Dr. Dan
3/8/2022
Abstract
Psychological abuse, household dysfunction, neglect, and physical abuse are examples of adverse childhood trauma. However, in efforts to support trauma-informed care for male offenders, the relationship between these adverse childhood traumatic events and dissociation must be determined. This study will utilize a qualitative research approach as well as a correlational research design. The study will include 30 participants drawn from Broad River and Lee county correction for the study.
Introduction
Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic events that occur in children aged 0 to 18, even before born in my opinion. An emotional abuse, a household dysfunction, neglect, and a physical abuse are examples of traumatic events. Adverse childhood trauma has long-term consequences in an individual's life, resulting in higher levels of dissociation. This disassociation is more pronounced in male offenders. These negative childhood experiences are also one of the factors that contributed to the crimes committed by these individuals. However, more research is needed to determine how these adverse childhood traumas relate to the dissociation in male offenders.
This relationship will be critical in informing the provision of trauma-informed care to these offenders. Trauma is described as a traumatic occurrence that threatens one's or others' bodily or psychological well-being and causes feelings of fear, helplessness, or shock (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Bloom, 2013). Traumatic events have been a part of human life since the beginning of time. Severe accidents, violence, personal assaults, or natural disasters could all be examples. Various historical events illustrate the various forms of trauma that can occur in human life. These experiences have resulted in the creation of numerous trauma sources that have improved human knowledge of trauma. Human beings, on the other hand, are still subjected to trauma that affects their emotional, physical, spiritual, and psychological well-being.
Physical attack, combat, accidents, and human or natural disasters have all resulted in males experiencing trauma. Most men live in diverse cities are affected by violent trauma. The previous study on this found that gun, violence, and drug crimes were more rampant among the repeat victims of violence as compared to those that were accidentally injured (Coope.et-al, 2000). TIC is focused on an increasing understanding of the adverse effects of psychological trauma.
Trauma-informed care has been shown to enhance criminal responsiveness to evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment, which minimi ...
ARTICLE REVIEW
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Why do people discriminate and stigmatize the mentally ill youths and how can this behavior be dealt with?
Toshia R. Hardman
UMUC
BEHS 495 Advance Seminar in Social Science
21 April 2019
Running head: ARTICLE REVIEW III
2
Gordon, l. R., Krieger, N., Okechukwu, C. A., Haneuse, S., Samnaliev, M., Charlton, B. M., & Austin, S. B. (2017). Decrements in health-related quality of life associated with gender nonconformity among U.S. adolescents and young adults. Quality of Life Research, 2129-2138.
The journal represent psychology by studying changes in the mind and psychology through exploration of health worsening and quality of life. Gender nonconformity refers to a scenario where individuals exhibit characteristics that are common with the opposite gender. Gender nonconforming persons complain of discrimination from both sides of gender. The study identified everyday stressors facing gender non-conforming persons, which were compared to health-related quality of life (HRQRL) while focusing on young people as respondents.
Research findings revealed that gender nonconformity was directly related to several social problems such as discernment that may lead to the development of mental illnesses. Respondents identified; depression, discomfort, unusual activity, and mobility obstinacy as common problems they go through. The study recommended an aggregated initiative from all social quarters to put up efforts focused awareness on gender nonconformity. In relation to the research question, gender non-conformity on of the reasons why young people are discriminated. To deal with stigma and discernment, aggregated efforts are required to promote awareness and change a social behavior.
Corrigan, P. W., Bink, A. B., Fokuo, J. K., & Schmidt, A. (2015). The public stigma of mental illness means a difference between you and me. Psychiatry Research, 226(1), 186-191.
The article studies human behaviors, human culture and functioning of the mind, touching on three disciplines; anthropology, psychology and sociology. People with a mental health condition suffer from discrimination from the public a vice that bumps their road to recovery. Upon recovery, the society offer a cold shoulder hampering their repatriate to social status. The study inspected the psychometrics of several assessments of supposed transformation from an individual through mental illness. A comparison of mental illness and other ailments was done and basis of supposed dissimilarity scale were likened.
The results revealed a positive relationship between differential scores and stereotypes and a negative correlation with affirming attitudes. In conclusion, the study showed an efficient ration of stigma change where individuals have gone through mental illness as their perception shift following their experience. Outcomes from the experiment offer remedy the research question. Human form discriminating tendencies based on accounts they have not experien.
Literature ReviewAshley AshleyColumbia Southern .docxpauline234567
Literature Review
Ashley Ashley
Columbia Southern University
ENG 1302, English Composition
10 December 2022
Understanding serial killers' motivations, development, and habits can be challenging because they are among the most dangerous and elusive criminals. Researchers have conducted numerous studies to examine the various traits connected to serial killers to understand them better. A focus will be placed on the psychological, sociological, and environmental aspects that lead to the development of a serial killer as this literature review explores the various hypotheses and findings about serial killers.
According to psychological theories, serial killers are motivated by deep-seated urges for dominance, control, and power. Psychoanalytic theories suggest that there may be an underlying desire for vengeance resulting from feelings of rejection and victimization. Other psychological theories link severe mental disorders like psychopathy or schizophrenia to serial murders. According to Davies (2022), not all abused children go on to commit several murders, and not all serial killers were raped as youngsters. According to the article, a person's genetic makeup, trauma, environment, and personality are some elements that contribute to serial killer behavior. However, dismissing the two's link as the result of pure coincidence is impossible. A person is more prone to act violently if they have a specific monoamine-oxidase-A gene variant and experience abuse as a child. Not every child predisposed to genetically motivated aggression grows up to be a criminal (Davies, 2022).
According to sociological ideas, conditions including social and economic hardship, poverty, and a lack of access to quality education and employment prospects can mould people into serial killers. According to these views, serial killers may be motivated by a need for dominance and control over their surroundings. According to Entail (2021), an individual's propensity for serial killing is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Serial killers are exceptional because their personal experiences have affected their personalities and attitudes. Investigations into serial killers are further complicated because many lead normal lives and hide behind very commonplace lifestyles, making it more challenging to locate them. Professionals and the general public have a lot of curiosity, which calls for more study and rigorous analysis. Without a doubt, a person's predisposition to commit serial murder may rise due to a confluence of inherited features and environmental factors. Thus, environment, trauma, personality, and inheritance all work together to determine serial killer behavior (Entail, 2021).
Because a criminal's attitude is molded by both their genetic composition (nature) and their upbringing and history, Hernandez et al. (2015) contend that all criminals are judged using the same standards (nurture). Understanding the mind is a major focus in psychology, enabling .
Mental Illness Stigma and the Fundamental Components ofSuppo.docxandreecapon
Mental Illness Stigma and the Fundamental Components of
Supported Employment
Patrick W. Corrigan, Jonathon E. Larson, and Sachiko A. Kuwabara
Illinois Institute of Psychology
Purpose/Objective: The success of supported employment programs will partly depend on the endorse-
ment of stigma in communities in which the programs operate. In this article, the authors examine 2
models of stigma—responsibility attribution and dangerousness—and their relationships to components
of supported employment—help getting a job and help keeping a job. Research Method/Design: A
stratified and randomly recruited sample (N � 815) completed responses to a vignette about “Chris,” a
person alternately described with mental illness, with drug addiction, or in a wheelchair. Research
participants completed items that represented responsibility and dangerousness models. They also
completed items representing 2 fundamental aspects of supported employment: help getting a job or help
keeping a job. Results: When participants viewed Chris as responsible for his condition (e.g., mental
illness), they reacted to him in an angry manner, which in turn led to lesser endorsement of the 2 aspects
of supported employment. In addition, people who viewed Chris as dangerous feared him and wanted to
stay away from him, even in settings where people with mental illness might work. Conclusions/
Implications: Implications for understanding supported employment are discussed.
Keywords: stigma, supported employment, discrimination
The disabilities of serious mental illness can block people from
obtaining important life goals, including a good job. Several kinds
of vocational rehabilitation programs have emerged to address
work-related disabilities. Some of these approaches are known as
train-place strategies (Corrigan & McCracken, 2005). Through an
education-based strategy, in train-place programs, participants
must learn prevocational and work readiness skills before they are
placed in work settings. These work settings are often sheltered;
that is, the job is “owned” by a rehabilitation agency, which can
protect participants from stressors (Corrigan, 2001). Alternatively,
supported employment is place-train in orientation. People are
placed in real-world work and subsequently provided training and
support to address problems as they emerge, thereby helping a
person to maintain a regular job. The latter group has dominated
recent supported employment models for people with psychiatric
disabilities (Bond et al., 2001; Bond, Becker, Drake, & Vogler, 1997).
Some forms of supported employment recommend rapid placement
of people in work settings of interest to them (Becker & Drake, 2003).
Unlike train-place programs, supported employment does not
try to protect people with disabilities from the work world (Cor-
rigan, 2001; Corrigan & McCracken, 2005). Instead, providers
offer direct support in vivo. This kind of approach is more suc-
cessful in communities where the intent of supported ...
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Case Study: Examining the Reasons Why Women Stay
with Their Abusive Male Partner.
Domestic violence is quite common in many forms in today’s contemporary society. In fact, domestic violence is more prevalent than it was in the past. In most of the cases of domestic violence, women tend to be victims more than men are. The woman in the relationship is often faced with the hard position of making the decision to leave or not. A number of factors often deter women from making the decision to leave their abusive lovers. These factors are often social/cultural, economic and or psychological (Loveisrespect.org, 2013). They depend on the nature or the status of the relationship and those in it.
Topic
Domestic Violence
Problem
Domestic violence is a major social problem. Domestic violence breaks down the society as well create an emotionally unhealthy family foundation. Studies have shown kids who grew up in homes where there was domestic violence tend to grow up to be abusers themselves, or they have the tendencies to stay in abusive relationships.
Research Question
What are the reasons that women give for choosing to stay in abusive relationships?
Purpose
By conducting this research study, it will help to narrow down the reasons why the woman stays in the abusive relationship or marriage. The research will better help psychologists to gain a clearer understanding of to handle this specific patient. In addition, the research will help community organizers to create effective programs and resources for the abusive woman.
Lived Experience
Capturing the lives of women who choose or chose to stay in domestic violence relationship
Participant Criteria
Females between the ages 18-35, who are in a domestic violence relationship or who has left a domestic violence relationship in the past twelve months.
Time
Currently in a domestic violence relationship or has left a domestic relationship within the past twelve months.
Literature Review
Dziegielewski S. F., Campbell K. & Turnage B. F. (2005). Domestic Violence: Focus Groupsfrom the Survivors’ Perspective. Retrieved.
The authors did a study to find out why women who were in abusive relationships or were married were unable to leave. To carry out the study they grouped such women into three; the first group consisted of those who had a desire to leave, group two consisted of those women who already had a plan and lastly group three were women who had left and had no expectations of going back. They then asked them to write down the reasons why they had planned as above or could not do as above.
The authors found out that the reasons given by the three categories of women had similarity in terms of context. Despite the status to which they already belonged, they had similar reasons for leaving or returning to their relationships. Some of the reasons included fear, limited resources and quite weirdly, some of the women claimed that t.
Student Name Annotated Bibliography Bares, D.S., T.docxemelyvalg9
Student Name
Annotated Bibliography
Bares, D.S., Toro, P.A. (1999). Developing measures to assess social support among homeless and poor
people. Journal of Community Psychology, 27 (2), 137-156.
Baras and Toro (1999) sought to assess the social support of homeless populations by using two
commonly used instruments: The Interpersonal Support Evaluation (ISEL) and the Social Network
Interview (SNL). In comparing the instruments, the ISEL was found to be useful in indicating a
participant’s psychological well-being, while the SNL helped to assess stress-buffering effects.
More details regarding the instrument items would have been more helpful for the use of this
paper. However, the study’s results substantiate the concept that the presence of social support
for the homeless should support physical and psychological health in the way that it cushions the
effects of stressful events. These instruments yielded results indicating that larger nonfamily
social networks are a predictor for recurring homelessness, as well as mental illness.
Galaif, E.R., Nyamathi, A.M., Stein, J.A. (1999). Psychosocial predictors of current drug use, drug
problems, and physical drug dependencies in homeless women. Addictive Behaviors, 24 (6), 801-
814.
This study was designed to show relationships between psychosocial elements and use of the top
three most frequently used drugs among homeless women. The impact of social networks on
adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms that influence drug use were measured through a
version of the Jalowiec Coping Scale, part of a multi-item instrument. Depression, current drug
use, drug problems and physical drug dependence were assessed, in other parts of the
instrument. Current drug use was found to predict negative social support, depression and less
use of positive coping strategies. Homelessness may diminish a woman’s capability to establish
and maintain positive social support. This article was very informative in that it gives clearly
identified stressors for homeless women and reasons for maladaptation. Use in paper?
Hill, R. P., (1992). Homeless children: coping with material losses. The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 26
(2), 274-287.
This one-year study investigated how various possessions and fantasies serve as coping
mechanisms for homeless children. Many of the child participants were resilient despite
homelessness because of positive role models. In addition, though they had little material
possessions, these children often engaged in fantastical play that portrayed one particular
“special” toy overcoming evil and other obstacles, then moving on to a better place. The
methods used in this study are primarily interviewing and observation, and were part of an
ethnography at a suburban homeless shelter; no psychometric instruments were used. Though
the researcher’s background primarily involves an interest in consumerism, this study is valuable.
Student Name Annotated Bibliography Bares, D.S., T.docx
Lit rev eg
1. Writing a Short Literature Review
William Ashton, Ph.D.
York College, CUNY
A student began a short literature review on the stigma of the mentally ill and
perceptions of dangerousness. Working through PsychArticles she found three
likely articles. When she read each, she wrote a paragraph description of each:
Alexander, L.A., & Link, B.G. (2003). The impact of contact on stigmatizing
attitudes towards people with mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 12,
271-289.
Alexander and Link (2003) examined the stigma of mental illness,
perceptions of dangerousness and social distance in a telephone survey. They
found that, as a participant’s own life contact with mentally ill individuals
increased, participants were both less likely to perceive a target mentally ill
individual in a vignette as physically dangerous and less likely to desire social
distance from the target. This relationship remained after controlling for
demographic and confound variables, such as gender, ethnicity, education,
income and political conservatism. They also found that any type of contact –
with a friend, a spouse, a family member, a work contact, or a contact in a public
place – with mentally ill individuals reduced perceptions of dangerousness of the
target in the vignette.
Corrigan, P. W., Rowan, D., Green, A., Lundin, R., River, P., Uphoff-Wasowski, K.,
White, K., & Kubiak, M.A. (2002). Challenging two mental illness stigmas:
Personality responsibility and dangerousness. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 28,
293-309.
Corrigan, Rowan, Green, Lundin, River, Uphoff-Wasowski, White and
Kubiak (2002) conducted two studies to investigate the strength of the theoretical
relationship between stigma and personality responsibility, and stigma and
dangerousness. Corrigan et al. posited two models to account for stigmatizing
reactions. In the first model, labeled personal responsibility, personality
responsibility influences both the level of pity and anger displayed toward mental
patients. Additionally, the variables of pity and anger influence helping behavior.
In the second model, labeled dangerousness, perceived dangerousness
influences fear of mental patients, which in turn influences the avoidance of the
mentally ill.
In their first study, Corrigan etal. (2002), administered a questionnaire to
216 community college students. This questionnaire contained items which
would allow the examination of the two models. The results of a path analysis
indicated that while both models fit the data, the results for the dangerousness
2. model seemed far more consistent with the data. Their second study was an
attempt to manipulate variables in the models. Participants met with either an
educational group or a mental patient. During the meetings, either myths about
the personality responsibility or the dangerousness of mental patients were
discussed and debunked. While education yielded some positive results, contact
with mental patients produced stronger results.
Martin, J. K., Pescosolido, B. A., & Tuch, S. A. (2000). Of fear and loathing: The
role of ‘disturbing behavior’ labels, and causal attributions in shaping
public attitudes toward people with mental illness. Journal of Health and
Social Behavior, 41, 208-223.
Martin, Pescosolido & Tuch (2000) examined the effects of descriptions of
the targets’ behavior, causal attributions about the source of the behavior, the
target’s perceived dangerousness, labeling and participants’ sociodemographic
characteristics. Twenty percent of the participants labeled a target described with
depressed symptoms as having a mental illness (as compared with 54% for those
described with schizophrenic symptoms or 1% with normal troubles); 37% would
be unwilling to interact with the depressed person (48% for the schizophrenic and
21% for normal troubles); and 33% felt that the depressed person would do
violence to others (61% for the schizophrenic and 17% for the normal troubles).
Next she decided upon the order of the paragraphs in the paper:
Martin, Pescosolido & Tuch (2000) examined the effects of descriptions of the
targets’ behavior, causal attributions about the source of the behavior, the target’s
perceived dangerousness, labeling and participants’ sociodemographic
characteristics. Twenty percent of the participants labeled a target described with
depressed symptoms as having a mental illness (as compared with 54% for those
described with schizophrenic symptoms or 1% with normal troubles); 37% would
be unwilling to interact with the depressed person (48% for the schizophrenic and
21% for normal troubles); and 33% felt that the depressed person would do
violence to others (61% for the schizophrenic and 17% for the normal troubles).
3. Alexander and Link (2003) examined the stigma of mental illness,
perceptions of dangerousness and social distance in a telephone survey. They
found that, as a participant’s own life contact with mentally ill individuals
increased, participants were both less likely to perceive a target mentally ill
individual in a vignette as physically dangerous and less likely to desire social
distance from the target. This relationship remained after controlling for
demographic and confound variables, such as gender, ethnicity, education,
income and political conservatism. They also found that any type of contact –
with a friend, a spouse, a family member, a work contact, or a contact in a public
place – with mentally ill individuals reduced perceptions of dangerousness of the
target in the vignette.
Corrigan, Rowan, Green, Lundin, River, Uphoff-Wasowski, White and
Kubiak (2002) conducted two studies to investigate the strength of the theoretical
relationship between stigma and personality responsibility, and stigma and
dangerousness. Corrigan et al. posited two models to account for stigmatizing
reactions. In the first model, labeled personal responsibility, personality
responsibility influences both the level of pity and anger displayed toward mental
patients. Additionally, the variables of pity and anger influence helping behavior.
In the second model, labeled dangerousness, perceived dangerousness
influences fear of mental patients, which in turn influences the avoidance of the
mentally ill.
In their first study, Corrigan etal. (2002), administered a questionnaire to
216 community college students. This questionnaire contained items which
4. would allow the examination of the two models. The results of a path analysis
indicated that while both models fit the data, the results for the dangerousness
model seemed far more consistent with the data. Their second study was an
attempt to manipulate variables in the models. Participants met with either an
educational group or a mental patient. During the meetings, either myths about
the personality responsibility or the dangerousness of mental patients were
discussed and debunked. While education yielded some positive results, contact
with mental patients produced stronger results.
She carefully chose the order of the paragraphs so she could talk about: (1) that
people respond to the mentally ill with fear and rejection, (2) contact reduces both
rejection and fear and (3) how to best arrange the contact to reduce stigma.
Now she added introductory and concluding sentences, paragraph hooks and
short transition paragraphs to help the flow of ideas.
Regarding the mentally ill, it appears that people respond to the mentally ill
with feelings of fear and rejection. Martin, Pescosolido & Tuch (2000) examined
the effects of descriptions of the targets’ behavior, causal attributions about the
source of the behavior, the target’s perceived dangerousness, labeling and
participants’ sociodemographic characteristics. Twenty percent of the
participants labeled a target described with depressed symptoms as having a
mental illness (as compared with 54% for those described with schizophrenic
symptoms or 1% with normal troubles); 37% would be unwilling to interact with
the depressed person (48% for the schizophrenic and 21% for normal troubles);
and 33% felt that the depressed person would do violence to others (61% for the
5. schizophrenic and 17% for the normal troubles). Thus, a common respond to the
mentally ill are rejection and fear of violence.
While, based upon research, the common response to a mentally ill person
is to fear violence, diagnosed mental patients commit violence at the same rates
as non-diagnosed people (Martin, et al., 2000). Public perceptions may not match
reality due to the public’s lack of contact with the mentally ill.
Alexander and Link (2003) examined contact with the mentally ill and the
stigma of mental illness, perceptions of dangerousness and social distance in a
telephone survey. They found that, as a participant’s own life contact with
mentally ill individuals increased, participants were both less likely to perceive a
target mentally ill individual in a vignette as physically dangerous and less likely
to desire social distance from the target. This relationship remained after
controlling for demographic and confound variables, such as gender, ethnicity,
education, income and political conservatism. They also found that any type of
contact – with a friend, a spouse, a family member, a work contact, or a contact in
a public place – with mentally ill individuals reduced perceptions of
dangerousness of the target in the vignette. Thus, according to Alexander and
Link (2003), any contact with the mentally ill is associated with reduced fear and
rejection. However, since this study was observational in nature, we cannot know
if contact reduces fear or having lower fear increased contact.
Corrigan, Rowan, Green, Lundin, River, Uphoff-Wasowski, White and
Kubiak (2002) conducted two studies examining the causal processes in contact,
fear and rejection. Corrigan et al. posited two models to account for stigmatizing
6. reactions. In the first model, labeled personal responsibility, beliefs about
personality responsibility influences both the level of pity and anger displayed
toward mental patients. Additionally, the variables of pity and anger influence
helping behavior. In the second model, labeled dangerousness, perceived
dangerousness influences fear of mental patients, which in turn influences the
avoidance of the mentally ill.
In their first study, Corrigan et al. (2002) administered a questionnaire to
216 community college students. This questionnaire contained items which
would allow the examination of the two models. The results of a path analysis
indicated that while both models fit the data, the results for the dangerousness
model seemed far more consistent with the data. Their second study was an
attempt to manipulate variables in the models. Participants met with either an
educational group or with a mental patient. During the meetings, myths about the
personality responsibility or the dangerousness of mental patients were
discussed and debunked. While education yielded some positive results
regarding fear and rejection, contact with mental patients produced stronger
results. Thus, Corrigan et al. demonstrated that contact causes less rejection and
fear.
In the final stage, she needs to write an introductory and concluding paragraph.
She wrote the concluding paragraph first. In this paragraph she needs to
overview the paper and make a conclusion.
It appears that the mentally ill are rejected because of the public’s fear of the
mentally ill. At least one-third of the people sampled in one study said that they
would both reject socially and fear violence from someone displaying behaviors
7. associated with different mentally illnesses. Other research discovered that this
rejection is associated to lack of contact with the mentally ill and that as contact
increased, fear of the mentally ill decreased. The direction of the relationship
between fear and rejection seems to be that fear (possibly based upon myths
about mental illness) causes rejection. Taken as a whole, it appears that
exposing these myths as myths increases the acceptance of the mentally ill and
that staged contact with a mentally person to expose myths has an even more
powerful effect.
Now she needs to say something about the research methods.
Caution must be advised, though; Martin et al.’s (2002) and Alexander and Link’s
(2003) studies and the first study of Corrigan et al. (2002) were based upon paper
and pencil methodologies. And while Corrigan et al.’s (2002) second study
involved staged presentations, it was conducted in a college setting with a college
sample. Future research should replicate these findings in more natural settings
with different populations.
The student then brought her draft to me. After I read it I asked her about the first
sentence of her conclusion. I asked her if she could phrase it as a clear and
strong statement. She did:
The rejection of the mentally ill is caused by the public’s belief in myths about the
dangerousness of the mentally ill and exposing those myths can reduce rejection.
Now she needs to write the Introduction. With an introduction, begin broad and
narrow down to the thesis statement. The thesis statement is the last sentence in
the introduction and the first sentence in the conclusion.
8. The mentally ill face a multitude of challenges. One of those challenges is the
stigmatization they face. Stigmatization is social rejection; they are rejected by
people because of the label they carry or that their behaviors clearly indicate that
they belong to a certain labeled group. Stigmatization of the mentally ill is caused
by the public’s belief in myths about the dangerousness of the mentally ill and
exposing those myths can reduce stigmatization.
Here’s how her whole paper looked:
9. Myths of violence 1
Myths of violence and the stigma of mental illness12
Suzie Student
York College, CUNY
1For the text of an APA article, use Courier or New Times Roman font at 12 pts.
2Before the page number is the Page Header (sometimes called, Key Words) the first few words
of your title.
10. Myths of violence 2
Myths of violence and the stigma of mental illness3
The mentally ill face a multitude of challenges. One of
those challenges is the stigmatization they face.
Stigmatization is social rejection; those stigmatized are
rejected by people because of the label they carry or that their
behaviors clearly indicate that they belong to a certain labeled
group. Stigmatization of the mentally ill is caused by the
public’s belief in myths about the dangerousness of the mentally
ill and exposing those myths can reduce stigmatization.
Regarding the mentally ill, it appears that people respond
to the mentally ill with feelings of fear and rejection.
Martin, Pescosolido & Tuch (2000)4 examined the effects of
descriptions of the targets’ behavior, causal attributions about
the source of the behavior, the target’s perceived
dangerousness, labeling and participants’ sociodemographic
characteristics. Twenty percent of the participants labeled a
target described with depressed symptoms as having a mental
illness (as compared with 54% for those described with
schizophrenic symptoms or 1% with normal troubles); 37% would be
unwilling to interact with the depressed person (48% for the
schizophrenic and 21% for normal troubles); and 33% felt that
the depressed person would do violence to others (61% for the
3 before the text begins, repeat the title, centered.
4 the first time you cite an article, list all of the authors’ names.
11. Myths of violence 3
schizophrenic and 17% for the normal troubles). Thus, a common
respond to the mentally ill are rejection and fear of violence.
While, based upon research, the common response to a
mentally ill person is to fear violence, diagnosed mental
patients commit violence at the same rates as non-diagnosed
people (Martin, et al., 2000)5. Public perceptions may not match
reality due to the public’s lack of contact with the mentally
ill.
Alexander and Link (2003) examined contact with the
mentally ill and the stigma of mental illness, perceptions of
dangerousness and social distance in a telephone survey. They
found that, as a participant’s own life contact with mentally
ill individuals increased, participants were both less likely to
perceive a target mentally ill individual in a vignette as
physically dangerous and less likely to desire social distance
from the target. This relationship remained after controlling
for demographic and confound variables, such as gender,
ethnicity, education, income and political conservatism. They
also found that any type of contact – with a friend, a spouse, a
family member, a work contact, or a contact in a public place –
with mentally ill individuals reduced perceptions of
dangerousness of the target in the vignette. Thus, according to
5the second (etc) times you cite an article, you can use et al. if the article has more than 2
authors
12. Myths of violence 4
Alexander and Link (2003), any contact with the mentally ill is
associated with reduced fear and rejection. However, since this
study was observational in nature, we cannot know if contact
reduces fear or having lower fear increased contact.
Corrigan, Rowan, Green, Lundin, River, Uphoff-Wasowski,
White and Kubiak (2002) conducted two studies examining the
causal processes in contact, fear and rejection. Corrigan et
al. posited two models to account for stigmatizing reactions.
In the first model, labeled personal responsibility, beliefs
about personality responsibility influences both the level of
pity and anger displayed toward mental patients. Additionally,
the variables of pity and anger influence helping behavior. In
the second model, labeled dangerousness, perceived dangerousness
influences fear of mental patients, which in turn influences the
avoidance of the mentally ill.
In their first study, Corrigan et al. (2002) administered a
questionnaire to 216 community college students. This
questionnaire contained items which would allow the examination
of the two models. The results of a path analysis indicated
that while both models fit the data, the results for the
dangerousness model seemed far more consistent with the data.
Their second study was an attempt to manipulate variables in the
models. Participants met with either an educational group or
with a mental patient. During the meetings, myths about the
13. Myths of violence 5
personality responsibility or the dangerousness of mental
patients were discussed and debunked. While education yielded
some positive results regarding fear and rejection, contact with
mental patients produced stronger results. Thus, Corrigan et
al. demonstrated that contact causes less rejection and fear.
Stigmatization of the mentally ill is caused by the
public’s belief in myths about the dangerousness of the mentally
ill and exposing those myths can reduce stigmatization. At
least one-third of the people sampled in one study said that
they would both reject socially and fear violence from someone
displaying behaviors associated with different mentally
illnesses. Other research discovered that this rejection is
associated to lack of contact with the mentally ill and that as
contact increased, fear of the mentally ill decreased. The
direction of the relationship between fear and rejection seems
to be that fear (possibly based upon myths about mental illness)
causes rejection. Taken as a whole, it appears that exposing
these myths as myths increases the acceptance of the mentally
ill and that staged contact with a mentally person to expose
myths has an even more powerful effect. Caution must be
advised, though; Martin et al.’s (2002) and Alexander and Link’s
(2003) studies and the first study of Corrigan et al. (2002)
were based upon paper and pencil methodologies. And while
Corrigan et al.’s (2002) second study involved staged
14. Myths of violence 6
presentations, it was conducted in a college setting with a
college sample. Future research should replicate these findings
in more natural settings with different populations.
15. Myths of violence 7
References6
Alexander, L.A., & Link, B.G. (2003). The impact of contact on
stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness.
Journal of Mental Health, 12, 271-289.
Corrigan, P. W., Rowan, D., Green, A., Lundin, R., River, P.,
Uphoff-Wasowski, K., White, K., & Kubiak, M.A. (2002).
Challenging two mental illness stigmas: Personality
responsibility and dangerousness. Schizophrenia Bulletin,
28, 293-309.
Martin, J. K., Pescosolido, B. A., & Tuch, S. A. (2000). Of fear
and loathing: The role of ‘disturbing behavior’ labels, and
causal attributions in shaping public attitudes toward
people with mental illness. Journal of Health and Social
Behavior, 41, 208-223.
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