Ableism - answer Mistreatment of those with a disability, marginalizes them and inhibits
them from participating in society like seeking employment: favors able-bodied people.
Example: Education, non-automatic doors, high desks, etc.
Racism - answer prejudice and discrimination based on race, directed against someone
of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior
Individual and system level awareness are necessary to eradicate racism
Example of something you've done to fight racism
Ethnicity - answer Shared culture, values, beliefs, language, etc.
Identity Diversity - answerWant someone with a disability to feel empowered within their
community, why is it important for those effected by disabilities?
Colorism - answerDiscrimination based on skin color as a form of prejudice in which
people are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color
-an effect that colorism has had on present day social groups: skin bleaching because
colorism exists to be more desireable
-self esteem effects, don't believe you are desireable
ie: brown paper bag test
Afrocentric - answerAn afrocentric approach in mental health tends to take a holistic
approach focusing on spiritual, mental, and physical health, immerse back into culture
to complete wellness as opposed to medication because that could exaggerate the
problem
Race - answera group of people of common ancestry distinguished from each other by
physical characteristics such as hair type, color of skin, etc.
-connection between race and disability, less likely to have access, barriers to get
support, more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness
Culture - answerBehaviors, values, and beliefs shared by a group of people. Cultural
factors can include language, values, ideals, behavior, religion, and norms
-norms from our culture: eating with a knife and fork, seeking medical care, etc
-how does culture influence your personal perspective on mental illness?
Disability - answerPhysical or mental impairment which causes functional difficulties in
every day life, a minority group that is often subject to discrimination and marginalization
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