Amal sings in a local choir. Before receiving any diagnosis, he begins missing rehearsals because he is struggling to concentrate. He tells nobody why because he expects the other singers to judge him negatively. Later, after being diagnosed with anxiety, Amal visits his GP about repeated chest pain.
Using Amal's situation, describe one effect that stigma could have on his participation in the choir before diagnosis and one effect that discrimination could have on the healthcare he receives after diagnosis.
69 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.1 Key Concepts, covering 3.1.1 Defining mental health and prevalence, 3.1.2 Incidence of mental health problems over time, 3.1.3 Effects of stigma and discrimination, and 3.1.4 Effects on wider society. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.