Psychosocial

4. initial rule-breaking behaviour before formal diagnosis or label.
10. internalised shame after being labelled mentally ill.
11. negative social label attached to people with mental illness.
13. person who uses healthcare or mental-health services (patient perspective).
14. process of removing a condition from medical definition (opposite of medicalisation).
15. assigning a mental-illness identity that may alter behaviour and social roles.
16. supporting patients’ rights and involvement in care decisions.
17. family/carer participation in planning and delivering care.
18. epidemiology study of how social factors shape mental-illness rates.

1. use of medical labels/treatment to regulate behaviour.
2. hyperactivity disorder (example used to discuss medicalisation).
3. behaviour that departs from social norms (sometimes framed as illness).
5. model integrating biological, psychological and social influences on health.
6. defining non-medical problems as medical conditions.
7. clinical identification of a disorder using set criteria.
8. increased use of drugs to manage life problems.
9. hiding diagnosis to avoid stigma and social exclusion.
12. labelling theory about social reactions, secrecy and role changes after labelling.