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How are MHD portrayed in the media - Coggle Diagram
How are MHD portrayed in the media
P1
AO1
Portrayed negatively
AO2
Owens - 80% of Sz on tv portrayed as violent - 31% of those are homicidal
Signorielli - over 70% of all MHD are portrayed as violent on tv
AO3
C/A - INACCURATE - only 10-15% of people with sz are violent
Violence is caused by a biological imbalance not cognitive dysfunction
Bad bc creates schema that all people with MHD are violent - can affect further life such as employability
P2
AO1
Give pessimistic prognosis to those diagnosed with MHD in the media
AO2
Owens - 15% end in suicide in media
Eg, melancholia and thirteen reasons why both start and end in suicide
AO3
C/A INACCURATE - only 2-8% ends in suicide
Gives negative cognitive distortion to those with depression - think it is the only way it can end
SIT and Bandura - replicate who they relate to
P3
AO1
People see negative views on screen translates to their negative perspective in real life
AO2
Research shows that there is a significant positive correlation with the view people have of MHD and the amount of time they spend online
SIT - us and them thought process
AO3
SIT
Becker - labelling and self fulfilling prophecies
Causes prejudice and stigma
P4
AO1
Innaccuracies over presentation of treatments
AO2
Owens - 55% of on screen sz patients took psychotropic medications
Realistic treatments and factors ignored
AO3
Psychotropic medications extremely harmful for Sz patients - likely to enhance hallucinations and psychosis not make them better
Family therapy and other real treatments ignored
Rule of 1/4 and factors influencing treatment success ignored
P5
AO1
Change way it is presented for sake of comedy or drama - Lopez + Lever - presented comically, pathetically or passively
AO2
Owens - 2013 1/3 of people still had negative view of mhd
Wahl - content analysis of ocd found it frequently confused with obsessive behaviour and spread misinformation
AO3
Brown + Badley - 2022 25% people with MHD did not seek treatment because of stigma and shame