After a person had been diagnosed with a mental illness, he feels embarrassed and ashamed to let others know. When he does confide in some of his friends, some ridicule him and some stop being his friends. This situation best illustrates
a. posttraumatic stress disorder.
b. the stigma of mental illness.
c. the myth of mental illness.
d. the diathesis-stress hypothesis.
Answer: b. the stigma of mental illness.
Psychology
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