The Perception of University Students on Mental Illness Patients
Lack of understanding about mental disorder among society has caused the mentally ill patients to suffer from social exclusion. Mental illness patient is often misunderstood as having a severe disease however society failed to understand that it is also associated with many other common mental i...
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| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5532/1/FH02-FSSG-19-33236.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5532/ |
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| Summary: | Lack of understanding about mental disorder among
society has caused the mentally ill patients to suffer from social
exclusion. Mental illness patient is often misunderstood as having
a severe disease however society failed to understand that it is
also associated with many other common mental illnesses such as
dementia, anxiety disorder and depression.This study was
conducted to determine the perception of society towards mental
disorder patients. A total of 353 respondents which consisted of
Sultan Zainal Abidin University (UniSZA) students were
involved in this research. This study adopted a descriptive
analysis approach by reporting the results of the study in terms
of frequency and percentage. The instrument used for this study
is a questionnaire. The researcher examines the students'
perceptions towards mental disorder patients through two
aspects 1) students’ perceptions towards the behavior of the
mentally ill patient and 2) students’ perceptions towards the life
of mentally ill patients. Thus, the results of the study on
behavioral aspects showed that the majority of students agreed
that mental patients behaved unknowingly (90.1%), while some
students disagreed with the notion that mental illness patients
have lower IQ (62.0%). In terms of perception towards the life of
mental patients, the majority of 97.2% students agreed that
mental patients need immaculate and thorough care, while
84.7% students disagreed with the outlook that patients do not
have a good future. The results showed that UniSZA students
have a negative perception of the behavior of mental disorder
patients, however, reacting positively towards the perception of
mental patients’ life. |
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