Should the person conclude that the experiences he or she has been having are caused by “mental illness”?
Discussion: Diversity Human Rights and Social Justice
RE: Discussion 2 – Week 9
EARLY AMERICA (1620–1800)
For the settlers in the 13 colonies, disability was perceived as God’s punishment. People with mental illness or related acting-out the behavior were often persecuted and burned or hanged like witches. For the most part, however, disability was viewed as a moral problem, often bringing disgrace to families with a disabled loved one.
TODAY
Today, the term social construction of reality refers to the theory that the way we present ourselves to other people is shaped partly by our interactions with others and our life experiences. We were raised and raised to believe how we present ourselves, perceive others, and perceive ourselves. In short, our perceptions of reality are colored by our beliefs and backgrounds.
Social Construction view
Here the physical and attitudinal barrier, as seen as the real disability., focus shifts from fixing individuals to eliminating social barriers. As seen in the case of Stephanie, no one seems to care about her progress looking through the lens of her strength instead; emphasis is made on how she can relate to her environment and society in general. The intersection of Stephanie’s mental illness and her other characteristics
of Illness identity may play a major role in the course of severe mental illness, affecting both subjective and objective outcomes related to recovery. Should the person conclude that the experiences he or she has been having are caused by “mental illness”? If a person has decided to characterize usual experiences at least partly due to mental illness (Yanos, P. et al. (2010), Stephanie feels she is lousy at doing things and could not execute her suicide plans. The social worker did not address that aspect. That aspect that was not touched will make her believe she is a failure and deserve anything thrown at her; she will cancel all plans to work or get a place of her own. Her interaction with other professionals will diminish; she now has a count of those who are not listening and taking note of her strength not to bother herself.
Reference
https://www.sparknotes.com/sociology/identity-and-reality/section1 SparkNote
Perceptions of Disability and ADA, https://www.norteatada.org/resource/perception of disability
Yanos, P. T., Roe, D., & Lysaker, P. H. (2010). The Impact of Illness Identity on Recovery from Severe Mental Illness. American journal of psychiatric rehabilitation, 13(2), 73–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487761003756860
Irmo M. Psychosocial Aspects of Disability. https://www.scribd.com/book/361750560/Psychosocial-Aspects-of-Disability-Insider-Perspectives-and-Strategies-for-Counselors
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Parker Family (Episode 30) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Colleague’s Response 2:
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Responsiveness to Directions
8.1 (27%) – 9 (30%)
Discussion posting fully addresses all instruction prompts, including responding to the required number of peer posts.
Discussion Posting Content
8.1 (27%) – 9 (30%)
Discussion posting demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.
Peer Feedback and Interaction
6.75 (22.5%) – 7.5 (25%)
The feedback postings and responses to questions are excellent and fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, additional resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.
Writing
4.05 (13.5%) – 4.5 (15%)
Postings are well organized, use scholarly tone, contain original writing and proper paraphrasing, follow APA style, contain very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and are fully consistent with graduate level writing style.
