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<p>Mental illness historically has had a stigma surrounding it. For years that was my
understanding of mental illness as well. To be able to see mental illness and its treatments in a
healthy way, I had to suffer a radical change to my life. The beginning of this paper is my story
as to how I came to understand mental illness in a different light. Following that, Ch. 2 explores
a brief history of mental illness and how it has been treated in society. Next, it delves into the
current social narrative about mental health and what the entertainment industry is doing to either
help or hurt the de-stigmatization. Lastly, the personal narrative is analyzed. The story an
individual tells themselves is influenced by many different elements.
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<p>This is something on which more research needs to be done. Individual’s perceptions
about mental health impact their likelihood to seek help. To explore this, I surveyed 379 people
to address their personal beliefs of mental illness. To analyze the data, I split the respondents into
groups of those diagnosed and those that have not been diagnosed. Of the four hypotheses, only
one group was supported. After that, I ran a post hoc analysis looking at perceived societal views
and that came out much stronger. Additional research needs to be done on perceived societal
views and how that impacts an individual’s decision to express concerns or seek help for mental
illness.
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| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/13302998 |
| Date | 16 December 2020 |
| Creators | Olivia Joy Schumacher (9706322) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/HISTORICAL_SOCIAL_AND_PERSONAL_NARRATIVES_ON_MENTAL_HEALTH_HOW_THE_PERCEPTION_OF_STIGMA_AFFECTS_THE_LIKELIHOOD_TO_SEEK_HELP/13302998 |
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