Stigma

Question 0

What is felt stigma?

Answer 0

Loss of self-esteem, fear of rejection, withdrawal, depression, anxiety, suicide

Question 1

What is enacted stigma?

Answer 1

The reactions of others e.g. pity, disgust, denigration, mockery, bullying, shunning

Question 2

What is discrediting stigma?

Answer 2

Obvious and visible - cannot be hidden

E.g. Paraplegia, poor dentition, obesity, baldness, facial disfigurement

Question 3

What is discreditable stigma?

Answer 3

Known to sufferer and a few others

E.g. Mastectomy, psoriasis, HIV positive, orchidectomy, mental illness

Question 4

What are the psycho-social effects of stigmatisation?

Answer 4

socially (making friends, developing relationships, success in job interviews)
at times of change (new job, new school, moving house)