DESCRIPTION OF ADOLESCENT PERCEPTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS

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People with mental disorders who return to their environment after treatment often interact with the surrounding environment. One of the groups of society who interact with people with mental disorders is teenagers. In the acceptance of people with mental disorders who return to society, adolescent have a role in accepting people with mental disorders in society, so it is necessary to know the perception of adolescents towards people with mental disorders. This research is research with a descriptive design. Using a perception questionnaire by Faidah (2017) which has been tested for validity with Pearson Product Moment with an r table result of 0.376 and a reliability test using Cornbach's alpha with a value of 0.711. The sample in this study was 100 respondents. The data analysis used is univariate analysis. The results of the distribution of characteristics, namely from 100 respondents, it was found that the majority of respondents were in their middle adolescence (15-17 years) 44 people (44%), with the majority gender being male 78 people (78%). At the education level, the majority are junior high school students, 48 ​​people (48%). The general opinion of adolescents towards people with mental disorders is that 59 people are neglected (27,4%). It can be concluded that adolescents’ perceptions of people with mental disorders are good, namely 79% of adolescents have good perceptions of people with mental disorders and 21% have bad perceptions. It is recomended that health workers who work in the community provide outreach and education to adolescent about people with mental disorders so that adolescent have a good perception of people with mental disorders in their enviroment.