Leila earns her income by performing with several small music ensembles. For several months she has felt low and found it increasingly difficult to prepare for performances. She thinks other musicians will see her as unreliable if she asks for help, so she hides how she feels from friends and delays contacting her GP. By the time Leila receives a diagnosis of depression, her difficulties have become more severe. An organiser who learns about the diagnosis says that it could worry clients and stops offering Leila bookings, although she has completed every booking she has accepted. Leila's income falls and she stops attending rehearsals with friends.
Describe how stigma and discrimination could form a cycle across the events in Leila's case. Your answer should include a supported account of one likely effect on her recovery or future participation in work.
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.