Deck 11: Coping With Social Stigma

Question 1

Mental health has no relationship to physical health.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Being stigmatized has only negative consequences.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Supportive family environments can protect people from some of the health risks of experiencing racial discrimination.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Who is more likely to experience psychological distress as a result of stigma?

A)children
B)adults
C)children and adults are equally likely

Question 5

Which is NOT a strategy for gaining social acceptance?

A)passing
B)withdrawal
C)self-promotion
D)all are strategies for gaining social acceptance

Question 6

The use of strategies to cope with the consequences of stigma is called:

A)stigma management.
B)stigma consciousness.
C)stereotype threat.
D)master status attribute.

Question 7

Stigmatizable people have a:

A)visible flaw.
B)invisible flaw.
C)controllable flaw.
D)uncontrollable flaw.

Question 8

Being the object of others' help and sympathy can damage one's self-esteem.

Question 9

Physically disabled people might ______ to protect their self-esteem.

A)compare themselves with members of their own group
B)discount the importance of domains requiring athletic ability
C)attribute others' negative views of their abilities to prejudice
D)all of these

Question 10

For stigmatized people,the chief problem is in gaining social acceptance.

Question 11

When stigmatized people deliberately behave in ways that contradict the assumptions held about their abilities or character,this is called:

A)passing.
B)compensation.
C)self-affirmation.
D)self-promotion.

Question 12

Which is a strategy for protecting stigmatized people against threats to psychological well-being?

A)attributing a negative outcome to prejudice
B)passing
C)self-promotion
D)covering

Question 13

Alex,a gay man,will be able to protect his psychological well-being the most if he compares his outcomes to:

A)John,a heterosexual man.
B)Amber,a Black woman.
C)Mark,a gay man.
D)none of these.

Question 14

Self-affirmation can make people feel better,but it can't increase their cognitive performance.

Question 15

Acceptance and commitment therapy encourages stigmatized people to:

A)avoid people who stereotype them.
B)engage and respond to others' prejudice.
C)disengage from others' stereotyping.
D)escape from situations where they are stereotyped.

Question 16

The awareness that one is singled out by others and negatively stereotyped is:

A)stigma consciousness.
B)stigma peril.
C)stigma visibility.
D)stigma controllability.

Question 17

Self-promotion attempts usually fail because the person is too focused on their stigma.

Question 18

Self-affirmation has been shown to

A)build up a person's self-worth.
B)increase academic success in African American students.
C)increase cognitive performance in low-income individuals.
D)all of these.

Question 19

Stigma can lead to physical illness because experiencing stigma elicits a stress response.

Question 20

Which of the following is a physical consequence of stigma?

A)hypertension
B)inflammation
C)cancer
D)all of these

Question 21

Define a master status attribute.

Question 22

How does being stigmatized affect one's self-esteem?

Question 23

Describe 1 stigma-management strategy for protecting one's psychological well-being.

Question 24

How can stigmatized people capitalize on their stigma to improve social opportunities?

Question 25

How does stigma can influence physical well-being?

Question 26

How does acceptance and commitment therapy approach the treatment of depression,anxiety,and other unhealthy responses to others' stereotyping and prejudice?

Question 27

Describe one stigma-management strategy for gaining social acceptance.

Question 28

What are the consequences of having a self that is dominated by a "master status attribute?"

Question 29

What is covering,and how can covering become a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Question 30

What is a benefit and drawback of using online or virtual communities to cope with one's stigma?