Mental Illness Stereotypes

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Strategies for reduction

High effect: contact

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Moderate effect: education

Low effect: protest

Description of stereotypes

Comical figures

Poor character, low intelligence, Lazy, dishonest, self-centered, oversexed

Violent, dangerous, unpredictable

Pathetic, naive, childlike, No common sense, no willpower

Maintenance during adulthood

Mass media

Handicapism

Formation during childhood

Influence of family, peers, teachers

Mass media

Reasons for existence

Dangerousness

Poor prognosis = strong stigma

Attribution of responsibility

Deviation from normal social interactions