Question

Labels become the basis of personal identity; as the labels become more and more negatively enforced by feedback from significant persons in the youth's life, the youth's identity transforms. what is this process called?

Answer 1

They are stigmatized. These youth start to think that they are bad due to other peoples' perceptions of them, and sometimes, they act on this stigma. This can make a youth that has potential act out due to how others perceive them.