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1、DiscussionOnStigmaIntroductionIntermsofpsychology,individualbecomesstigmabecauseofhispersonality,ability,appearancedefects,orinconsistenceamongthinking,behaviorandsocialnorm,therearisinginapainfulemotionalexperience.Healthysenseofstigmaisthenaturalresultofindividualpsychologicaldevelopmen
2、t,adaptationtosociallifeandanimprovewaytoimprove;toolittleortoomuchstigmaisunhealthyandunfavorabletothedevelopmentoftheindividual.AccordingtoDepartmentofHealthandAging(2005),theconceptionof‘mentalhealth’isdefinedincommunitycarefaculties,policies,andhealthsystemsfromcountrytocountry.InAust
3、ralia,thegovernmentgivesthemeaningofmentalhealthas‘theabilityofindividualsandgroupstointeracttheirenvironmentinwaysthatpromotethesubjectivewellbeing,optimumdevelopmentandtheuseofrelational,cognitiveandaffectivementalabilities;andachievingpersonalandcollectivegoalsconformstothejustice(Depa
4、rtmentofHealthandAging2000).Andthereiscloselinkbetweenstigmaandhealth.Inthisessay,thefollowingtopicswillbediscussed:thesourceofstigma,theadvantageanddisadvantageeffectsofstigmaforpeoplewhoexperiencementalhealthproblems,howtodealwiththeconsequencesofadverseeffects.ThesourceofstigmaStigmaor
5、iginatesfromthedifferentaspects.Somepeoplewhoareverycompetitive,thestigmawillbeeasilygeneratedwhentheyencounteredsetbacksinlife,someotherpeoplesufferfromsomesortofshamefuldiseasewhichwasthoughtashumiliation,suchassexuallytransmitteddiseases,whichcanalsoleadtostigma(Cadwell,S.1991).What’sm
6、ore,anumberofpeoplelivingwiththosewhowerebetterthanthemselves,oncebeingcompared,thesenseofstigmawouldcomeoutsoon.Somepatientssaidthatbecausetheyarefromruralareas,andthebiggapbetweentherichandthepoor,justlikeapparel,educationanddeeds,induceasenseofstigma.Sometimes,fatisalsobecometheorigino
7、fstigma(Allon,N.1982).Obesitymakesalotofpeoplefeellowself-esteemintheappearance,asenseofoppressioniseasilyformedbecauseoflongtermpsychologicalintimation,allofwhichcanleadtomentalillness.Theintrovertsalsohasthetendencyofhavingthesenseofstigma(Lee,S.A.,Yoo,H.J.,&Lee,B