Write a 2-3 page paper addressing the following questions

1. What symptoms of mental illness did each person display? What made each of these cases different?

Contrast these conditions in the context of mental illness versus development disabilities.

2. Why does society tend to stigmatize mental illness? Is the stigma different for those with mental illness versus development disabilities?

3. What impact did being stigmatized have on their lives? Consider such things as reluctance to seek treatment, living a lie, social isolation and difficulty gaining an accurate diagnosis.

4. What personal qualities have helped each of them meet the challenge of their conditions? Discuss the role resilience has played in their recovery.

5. What strategies have helped them cope with their conditions?

6. What kinds of factors might contribute to changing public perceptions around mental illness?