Coun 646 Research Paper

Paranoid Schizophrenia is a disease that affects the brain in such a way that is distorts reality of those with the disease. Paranoid Schizophrenia is the most common type of Schizophrenia. The symptoms as listed by the Mayo Clinic are as follows:

In this paper one will give a description of the data established upon a case study. One will outline the major symptoms of the disorder discussed in the case. The disorder discussed in this case is Paranoid Schizophrenia. One will give a description of the client background. One will also describe any factors in the client background that may predispose him or her to the disorder. One will describe symptoms that he or she may have observed that supports the diagnosis of the individual. One will describe the inconsistency of the disorder found in the case and explain any information observed about the

Canadian Mental Health Association (2014) defines paranoid psychosis as a serious but treatable medical condition that reflects a disturbance in brain functioning. A person with psychosis experiences some loss of contact with reality, characterized by changes in their way of thinking, believing, perceiving and/or behaving. For the person experiencing psychosis, the condition can be very disorienting and distressing. Without effective treatment, psychosis can overwhelm the lives of individuals and families.

According to Garber, Gross, and Slonim (2010) paranoid schizophrenia is mainly characterized by auditory hallucinations and delusions. The delusions people experience are mainly about been someone famous, been persecuted unfairly, or conspiracy theories. People suffering from paranoid schizophrenia will have normal intellectual functioning, which

K.B. runs this small department. She received approval to hire another medical ethicist to relieve the workload of the other ethicists who have a five-day workweek plus rotating on-call shifts nights and weekends. K.B. interviewed R.G. for the job. During the interview, she explained to R.G. that the on-call rotation was 5 pm to 8 am, Monday through Thursday, and weekends Friday at 5 pm through Monday at 8 am. K.B. emphasized how crucial it was for each ethicist to commit to their call schedule. K.B. acknowledged that she understood. After a successful interview, K.B. offered R.G. the job, and R.G. accepted. One week before she was to begin working, R.G. sent an email to K.B. requesting religious accommodation:

Their suspicions tend to make them more prone to be argumentative, whiny and quiet. Their actions can sometimes cause a hostile response from those around them which causes them to confirm their suspicions. Their severe distrust of others causes people with PPD (paranoid personality disorder) to be self reliant and they need to have a high level of control over the people surrounding them. They are very sensitive to critique and take everything personally but are very critical of others. People with this disorder suffer greatly in social situations and tend to stray from collaborating with others. While that statement is true in most cases it does differ in severity from person to person.

“Because persons with paranoid personality disorder are hyperalert, they notice any slight and may take offense where none is intended. As a result, they tend to be defensive and antagonistic. When they are at fault, they cannot accept blame, not even mild criticism. Yet they are highly critical of others. Other people may say that these individuals make ‘mountains out of molehills’” (NIMH).

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One such disorder is Paranoid Personality disorder (PPD). Treatment, diagnosis, and prognosis can be challenging

Paranoid Schizophrenia is the most common diagnosed type. The individuals who suffer from this form of schizophrenia are delusional, suspicious of anyone, fearful and become obsessed with tasks to keep the one’s they think will do harm to them at bay. It becomes an overwhelming task of “fight versus flight” in their daily lives. This is an incurable, long-term psychosis. There is medication and treatment for the impaired individual whom without such intervention may worsen, harm others, or themselves.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has only been viewed as a condition of its own in the last 20 years but there has been documentation of people with the characteristics of this disorder as far back as 3000 years ago. The American Psychological Association added BPD as a mental health disorder in the past 20 years, yet, it's often misunderstood by the public and often misdiagnosed for other mental conditions or overlooked entirely by the professionals. This condition consists of dysfunction behaviors such as splitting, parasuicide, impulsivity, disillusions, and low self esteem, however, there is no specific test to diagnosis this disorder but high risk factors include family history or genetics, experiencing childhood trauma, and other

Antisocial personality disorder is often misunderstood by both professionals and laypeople. Confused with the popular terms, "sociopath" or "psychopath," someone who suffers from this disorder can be discriminated against within the mental health system, because of the symptoms of their disorder. Because there is usually a pervasive lack of remorse, and many time any feelings at all, they are assumed not to have any real feelings by many professionals. This can lead to difficulties within treatment.

Since the beginning of time, people have loved holidays. that’s why it’s so important that we honour our traditions at christmas. Christmas is a time for giving, sharing, and eating. Candy canes are a big part of that tradition. And everyone likes Christmas because of these reasons.

The paranoid are persecuted, in other words they believe that people are out to get them, their delusion may escalate to the point where the person is no longer in tune with their surroundings, they may also be insane. A real life example of this is Richard Chase, or as he became known as the Vampire of Sacramento. Richard Chase killed a total of six people in the time period of a month, his method of killing was shooting them with a .22 pistol. Chase was given the name the Vampire of Sacramento because he killed people, drank their blood and ate their internal organs raw, his reasoning was that he believed that if he failed to do this, the Nazis would turn his blood into powder with the poison that they implanted under his soap dish. As a child Richard Chase was raised in a strict household where he was abused by his father, and in his teenage years he became an alcoholic. Chase had all of the traits of a young serial killer, he killed and mutilated animals and also began firstarting. As an adult, even though his parents had bought him an apartment he chose to live with his mother. He accused his mother of trying to poison him, and eventually his father forced him to move out of the house and bought him an apartment. Once Chase moved into his new apartment he began to kill animals, take out their organs and eat them raw, he put them in blenders to make smoothies, and he said that this would help him keep his heart from shrinking, and he believed that if it shrunk too much it would disappear and he would die.In 1975 Richard Chase was involuntarily committed to a mental institution, due to the fact that he was hospitalized after injecting himself with rabbits

I have a friend who has some of the traits of paranoid personality disorder. For instance, we were on the phone on a Friday night and having a wonderful conversation about trust and loyalty and out of nowhere he came out and said that I was trying to advantage of him. He continues to go on about that he’s not stupid and that if I’m trying to get over him then let him no know. I had to remind him that we been friends for five years and out of the five years I have never done or said anything to make him think that I was trying to take advantage of him. For a couple of hours, he had in his mind that I was taking advantage and not being loyal.