Reference no: EM132811000
Assignment: Behavioral Health
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 8 and 10 of the course textbook, Understanding the Stigma of Mental and Substance use Disorders, Shaming the Sick: Addiction and Stigma, and Words Matter: How Language Choice Can Reduce Stigma. In addition, watch the Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness video, and review this week's Instructor Guidance.
For this discussion, find a current event (e.g., story from a television show, news report, or social media, etc.) related to one of the topics below.
• Mental health disorder (e.g., Autism, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety, PTSD, Schizophrenia, etc.).
• Substance use disorder (e.g., alcohol, prescription medications, street drugs, etc.).
In your discussion post,
• Share the link to the current event at the top of your post (Note: it MUST be a link your classmates can open and view).
• Summarize the current event; include the wording used by the author to describe the mental or substance use disorder.
• Discuss the back story of the person(s) involved in the event (e.g., medical history, life-altering event, trauma, etc.) as described by the source.
• Discuss any social, physical, and/or psychological behaviors that are normally associated with the disorder described; include any unique life stressors (e.g., relationships, employment, housing, life event, etc.) that may have contributed to the event.
• Prepare an APA-formatted reference at the end of your initial discussion post for the source.
Guided Response: Respond to two classmates. Review the current event shared in their post.
• In your opinion, discuss associated social stigmas (bias and shame), whether real or perceived, that might have perpetuated the event.
• Share your thoughts as to what might have prevented the escalation of the event (e.g., treatment programs, changes in environment, medical assistance, support system, legislation, etc.).
• Your response should be a minimum of 100 words.