When a good friend of yours is diagnosed with arthritis, he doesn't want his friends at college to know. "People think of it as an old-person disease," he says. "I think my friends will look at me differently if they know I have it." He is experiencing a threat to his:

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Social identity is associated with membership in different societal groups such as "teenagers," "Asian Americans," or "retired persons." Your friend may feel that he will be considered an outsider to groups he values.

When a Good Friend of Yours Is Diagnosed with Arthritis