Do you feel mental illness is stigmatized

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Question: What is normal? How are we "supposed" to act? What does everyone's normal look like? Why do we all have a different normal? What is the difference between being "crazy" and having a diagnosed mental illness? Where is the line between being a "neat freak" and being OCD? These are the first questions usually asked by students as they begin to learn about mental health. They are important questions to ask to understand the scope and spectrum encompassed by mental health. Because roughly 1 in every 5 people suffers from some sort of mental illness, there is a good chance that each of you have personally encountered mental illness at some point in your life

Consider these questions while watching the video below:

Transforming Health: The Mental Health Stigma (26:46)

Explore common misperceptions associated with mental illness in today's society

Include each of the following points in your discussion:

As you watched the video did you think these individuals were so different than the rest of us?

Do you feel mental illness is stigmatized? Why or why not? the ways in which we can create acceptance and inclusion of people suffering with mental illness.

Cite any references used. As always, proper grammar and sentence structure, and spelling is required. There is no copy/pasting allowed. Use your own words.

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