Leonie and Nadia volunteer at the same community garden. They experience similar mental health difficulties and can access the same support. The table shows what happened before either person received a diagnosis.
| Person | What the person thought | What the person did | Time before asking a GP for help |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonie | "People who need help are weak, so needing help means that I am weak." | Hid her difficulties from the other volunteers | Nine months |
| Nadia | "Some people say that needing help is weak, but that stereotype is unfair." | Told the project organiser about her difficulties | Three weeks |
Using the information in the table and your knowledge of self-stigma, explain why Leonie's responses show self-stigma but Nadia's do not, and how this is likely to affect Leonie's recovery compared with Nadia's.
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.