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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''labelle'' | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''labelle'' |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1archaic : band, fillet; specifically : one attached to a [[document]] to hold an appended seal | | *1archaic : band, fillet; specifically : one attached to a [[document]] to hold an appended seal |
− | *2: a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry heraldic] charge that consists of a narrow horizontal band with usually three pendants | + | *2: a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry heraldic] charge that consists of a narrow horizontal band with usually three pendants |
| *3a : a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for [[identification]] or [[description]] | | *3a : a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for [[identification]] or [[description]] |
| :b : written or printed matter accompanying an article to furnish identification or other [[information]] | | :b : written or printed matter accompanying an article to furnish identification or other [[information]] |
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| A '''label''' is a piece of [[paper]], polymer, cloth, metal, or other [[material]] affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, [[information]] concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article. | | A '''label''' is a piece of [[paper]], polymer, cloth, metal, or other [[material]] affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, [[information]] concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article. |
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− | Labels have many uses: product identification, name tags, advertising, [[warnings]], and other [[communication]]. Special types of labels called digital labels (printed through a digital printing) can also have special constructions such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID RFID] tags, security printing, and sandwich process labels. | + | Labels have many uses: product identification, name tags, advertising, [[warnings]], and other [[communication]]. Special types of labels called digital labels (printed through a digital printing) can also have special constructions such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID RFID] tags, security printing, and sandwich process labels. |
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− | A range of developmental disorders that initially occur in childhood that when continuing into adulthood, may be diagnosed as [[antisocial]] personality disorder. Such labels are often adopted by popular usage such as psychopath (or sociopath) even though these do not appear in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders DSM]. | + | A range of developmental disorders that initially occur in childhood that when continuing into adulthood, may be diagnosed as [[antisocial]] personality disorder. Such labels are often adopted by popular usage such as psychopath (or sociopath) even though these do not appear in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders DSM]. |
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| It is also the case that, while often being characterized in purely [[negative]] terms, some mental [[traits]] or states labeled as disorders can also involve above-average [[creativity]], non-conformity, goal-striving, meticulousness, or [[empathy]]. In addition, the public perception of disability associated with mental disorders can change. | | It is also the case that, while often being characterized in purely [[negative]] terms, some mental [[traits]] or states labeled as disorders can also involve above-average [[creativity]], non-conformity, goal-striving, meticulousness, or [[empathy]]. In addition, the public perception of disability associated with mental disorders can change. |
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− | Since the 1980s, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Caplan Paula Caplan] has been concerned about the [[subjectivity]] of psychiatric [[diagnosis]], and people being arbitrarily “slapped with a psychiatric label”. Caplan says because psychiatric diagnosis is unregulated, doctors aren’t required to spend much time interviewing patients or to seek a second [[opinion]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] can lead a [[psychiatrist]] to focus on narrow checklists of [[symptoms]], with little consideration of what is actually causing the patient’s [[problems]]. So, according to Caplan, getting a psychiatric diagnosis and label often stands in the way of [[recovery]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder] | + | Since the 1980s, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Caplan Paula Caplan] has been concerned about the [[subjectivity]] of psychiatric [[diagnosis]], and people being arbitrarily “slapped with a psychiatric label”. Caplan says because psychiatric diagnosis is unregulated, doctors aren’t required to spend much time interviewing patients or to seek a second [[opinion]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] can lead a [[psychiatrist]] to focus on narrow checklists of [[symptoms]], with little consideration of what is actually causing the patient’s [[problems]]. So, according to Caplan, getting a psychiatric diagnosis and label often stands in the way of [[recovery]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder] |
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| [[Category: Economics]] | | [[Category: Economics]] |
| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |