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The historical context of mental health

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Question 13

Rosenhan (1973) argued that once a person is labeled with a mental health disorder, that label acts as a powerful schema that shapes all subsequent perceptions of their behavior.

With reference to this key research, discuss how the 'stickiness of labels' can lead to normal behaviors being misinterpreted as symptoms of mental illness.

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