Terror Management Theory and Mental Health Stigma. Testing the worldview defense in mental health professionals

People with mental health disorders experience exclusion and discrimination due to mental health stigma which includes misconceptions, negative attitudes and stereotypes against them. According to the Terror Management Theory, the worldview defense hypothesis states that mortality salience leads peo...

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Main Authors: George Tsouvelas, Efthalia Massou, Orestis Giotakos, Fani-Theoni Triantafillou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: InterOPTICS 2020-11-01
Series:Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health
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Online Access:http://obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/148