I recently gave a talk at the TEDxUCLA conference. The point of the talk was to point out just how impactful, often negatively so, mental health labels can be. In case you are not aware, labels typically come with expectations. As I point out in my talk, these expectations can actually alter individual performance and bias those who are labelled towards meeting their reduced expected success. This effect has different names in different contexts including the expectancy effect , stereotype threat , and experimenter bias . Look them up, listen to the talk (and I’ve included the text to make things easier) and judge for yourself! I think you’ll find that there’s a pretty convincing case for reducing our reliance on mental health labels as predictors of success in life. Rebranding our shame I'm going to start with an experiment, but I'm going to need your help. What words would you use to describe me? What labels? In August of 2001, I woke up in a hospital bed. Now anytime you wake up in a bed you can't remember going to sleep in, it's going to cause at least mild concern, but when that bed is in the hospital, you… Read full this story
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