Internalized stigma and self‐presentation strategies of persons with psychotic and psychiatric experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenie Georgaca (0000-0002-5904-2534, Department of Psychology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece, corresponding author), Anastasia Zissi (Department of Sociology University of the Aegean, University Hill Mytilene Lesvos Greece), John Cromby (0000-0002-3713-3320, Department of Business School University of Leicester Leicester UK) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2875-2891 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.22803 |
| PMID | 35064968 |
| OpenAlex | W4206946656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
Stigma is detrimental to persons experiencing mental distress, as it impacts on their social inclusion, quality of life, and recovery. In this article, we present the self‐presentation strategies employed by persons with psychosis to manage internalized stigma. A study of the life trajectories of persons with psychosis analyzed 27 biographical interviews and identified five types of biographical trajectories. This article focuses on one biographical type, represented by six narratives. Participants placed in this biographical type struggle to portray a socially acceptable self through concealing experiences of distress and distancing the self from the psychiatric label they entail. This was achieved through several strategies, including the normalization of prior life, unwillingness to disclose psychotic experiences, unquestioning compliance with psychiatric medication, and presenting oneself as an ordinary person. Fostering more adaptive coping strategies to reduce internalized stigma may be a potential goal for psychosocial interventions
Coping (psychology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Distancing · Distress · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosis · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Stigma (botany) · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |