Identity is the product of a formation process that is shaped by societal context, personal identity is not a fixed or self-contained entity, but it is rather created through the process of naming, and recognition.

Our society works to classify individuals whose societies current system of classifications does not have a way of classifying. We create classifications to institutionalize forms of recognition and to bring individuals into societal classifications.

Transient mental illnesses are often more ripe for classification than other forms of disability.