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Suffering, Sacrifice and Stigma
Published in Clare Gerada, Zaid Al-Najjar, Beneath the White Coat, 2020
Tagore talked of stigma rearing its ugly head in subtle ways, even in situations where people mean no ill will, such as collecting a prescription for antidepressants at a pharmacy. I am also surprised that many doctors I see with depression are reluctant to take medication ‘in case someone finds out’.And so, it is with the concept of ‘self-stigmatisation’, where the stigmatised individual actually relates to others’ negative attitudes towards themselves and their illness. If you yourself share the negativity you might endure, and view such attitudes as ‘understandable’, then where is the motivation to fight it?… It’s strange how the stigma of mental illness affects one’s self-identity so profoundly.26
Introduction
Published in Alex Kelly, Nancy Tarshis, Debbie Meringolo, Talkabout for Children 1, 2019
Alex Kelly, Nancy Tarshis, Debbie Meringolo
This means that a self-esteem package needs to cover the following topics: Developing self-identity (self-awareness)Improving awareness of feelingsImproving awareness of strengths and qualitiesImproving problem-solving skills.
Expertise in climate science
Published in David Coady, James Chase, The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology, 2018
Jointly with various collaborators, Kahan has combined strands from anthropology and psychology to explain such phenomena in terms of “cultural cognition.” Very roughly, this model proposes that individuals’ sense of self-identity is bound up with their cultural values, which can be mapped along two axes: hierarchical/egalitarian, and communitarian/individualistic. In turn, accepting certain sorts of factual claims may challenge or affirm those values, because accepting those claims are commonly seen to lead to further normative conclusions. For example, the claim that global temperatures are rising is commonly seen as implying the normative claim that “commerce must be constrained”; for an individualist, strongly committed to the free market, accepting this factual claim may threaten her cultural identity, whereas the opposite is true for a communitarian. Kahan’s key claim is not, however, that we simply accept or reject factual testimony on the basis of our self-identity. Rather, more subtly, our cultural values guide our assessment of the experts themselves: when someone’s factual claims chime with our commitments, we are more likely to think she is a true expert; when they do not, we are more likely to look for reasons to distrust her.
Relationships of self-awareness and facial affect recognition to social communication ability in persons with traumatic brain injury
Published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2022
Mark Sherer, Allison N. Clark, Angelle M. Sander, Margaret A. Struchen, Jay Bogaards, Luis Leon-Novelo, Esther Ngan
In recognition of the threat to the self posed by brain injury, pioneers in the neuropsychological rehabilitation of persons with brain injury believed that it was not sufficient to only address cognitive impairments due to TBI. Consequently, they included interventions to address the perceived threat to positive sense of self. A therapeutic milieu that included supportive interactions and feedback from staff and other clients (Ben-Yishay, 1996; Sherer et al., 1998), as well as group and individual psychotherapy (Prigatano et al., 1986), were integrated with therapies designed to ameliorate cognitive functioning and reduce the functional impact of remaining cognitive impairments (cf., Malec, 2014). Many of these therapies focused on social interaction, due to the importance of supportive interpersonal relationships following injury. Prior research and expert clinical opinion indicate that social interactions also have an influence on self-identity (Cloute et al., 2008; Levack et al., 2014; Villa et al., 2021). Persons with TBI frequently perceive that others interact differently with them after their injuries (Carlozzi et al., 2011). They may have a general sense that they are stigmatized by their injuries (Poritz et al., 2019), and this sense of stigma is associated with poorer social participation.
Living in a reshaped reality: Exploring social participation and self-identity after TBI
Published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2022
Rinni Mamman, W. Ben Mortenson, Jennifer Fleming, Julia Schmidt
There has been some research on the relationship between social participation and self-identity after TBI. The inability to resume pre-injury activities can result in a disruption of self-identity (Bryson-Campbell et al., 2013; Conneeley, 2012). For example, participating in an activity can contribute to defining self-identity, however, if participation is altered due to changes in abilities and access after TBI, individuals may experience a loss of self-identity and have difficulties reconstructing a new identity (Bryson-Campbell et al., 2013). A meta-synthesis of TBI research on self-identity identified that if an individual with TBI occupies a new role that is attributed with a loss of status, they experience a less positive self-identity given their comparisons between their pre- and post-injury selves (Villa et al., 2021). However, much less is known about the subjective experiences of the changes in social participation and self-identity in the TBI population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop an explanatory model that illustrates the changes in social participation and self-identity after a TBI and how these changes impact an individual's life.
Self-Identity and Meaning in Life as Enablers for Older Adults to Self-Manage Depression
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2022
Meg Polacsek, Gayelene H. Boardman, Terence V. McCann
While several studies have explored the role of personal identity in mental illness recovery (see, for example, Holm et al., 2013; Villaggi et al., 2015), the findings of the current study demonstrate the centrality of self-identity as a motivator for older adults with depression to self-manage their illness. In do doing, they contradict the common misconception that older adults lack the motivation or capacity to learn individual ways to self-manage a long-term condition, such as depression (Ouchida & Lachs, 2015). Thus, a practical implication of this fuller understanding of older adults’ keenness to empower themselves and live meaningful lives is for mental health professionals to co-develop and support strategies for recovery. The recovery approach represents a personal, unique journey towards a meaningful life (Pincus et al., 2016). Predicated on a sense of self-identity, and involving self-acceptance and self-determination, the search for meaning is positively associated with improved self-management.