Schizophrenia And Charles Manson

Schizophrenia is a disorder that is characterized by a broken thought process and poor emotional responses. Typical symptoms of this disorder include delusions, paranoia, hallucinations, social dysfunctions,

Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia have a completely different perception of reality, such as a significant loss of contact with it for example, compared to people who do not suffer from this mental disease. They tend to panic a lot, feel like someone is trying to harm them or their loved ones, fear that someone is watching every move they make. Although they hallucinate a lot and/or are delusional, most people with schizophrenia are not violent and are not a danger to others. (Helpguide.org, 2015)

When people hear the name Charles Manson, people automatically think of the string of horrible murders this man was involved in during the summer of 1969. Charles Manson is infamous for creating “the Manson Family” and sought to create a war between races with his followers. The book Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi, the main prosecutor in the Manson trial, chronicled the murders carried out by Manson and his followers, the trial following the murders, as well as the psychological diseases that may affect Manson as a person. Manson is responsible for several murders, including that of the pregnant Sharon Tate and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. While Manson never took part in the physical murders, he was

Schizophrenia is a disease that causes characterized by hallucinations (auditory, visual, olfactory, or tactile) and delusions. Throughout history these people where assumed to be possessed by demons and feared by the community. A very large percentage of serial killers have schizophrenia. With the large leaps in the medical field we can diagnose schizophrenia and begin treatment before the person hurts anybody. David Gonzalez, a convicted serial killer who was a diagnosed schizophrenic went on a 3-day killing spree and killed 4 people. After his diagnoses, he never received any treatment which may have prevented his killing spree. He was a known violent

The Bible does not speak explicitly of schizophrenia, or really have any concept of how mental illness is perceived today. It does, however refer to the mentally ill as being “demon possessed”, because God attributes abnormal thinking to the influence of the devil. Mathew 4:24 speaks of Jesus healing someone of mental illness.

How we live our childhood and grow up can have an impact on adult years and determine how our minds are in regards to right and wrong. Charles Manson lived a terrible child hood, and no child should have to go through what he went through. This does not excuse what we do wrong, morally or unlawfully in our adult years, but can have a terrible impact on the mind. The schools for crime causation will help to try to understand Charles Manson, his childhood, adult live, and life of crime.

In 1969, Charles Manson instructed a few of his cult followers to commit a series of murders in Beverly Hills. The victims killed by Manson’s followers were Abigail Ann Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Earl Parent, Sharon Tate Polanski, Jay Sebring and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. These murders were highly publicized due to the fascinating story behind them and people involved. “Helter Skelter” was written by Vincent Bugliosi (a prosecutor during the Manson trial) and Curt Gentry, and gives a first-person description on the Manson murders and the trial that followed. In this book, Bugliosi portrays Manson as a delusional, manipulative, and intelligent, three traits that gave him the ability to commit

Not every person with schizophrenia will have all symptoms, and the symptoms of schizophrenia may change over time.” (Schizophrenia: Sings, Types & Causes, Authors: Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph. D., Last Update February 2014, http://www.helpguide.org/mental/schizophrenia_symptom.htm) It is believed that no one single gene causes schizophrenia it is said that more than one gene is the cause of increased risk of schizophrenia there is a greater risk of a child developing it. There is more to this story than genetics; some type of early childhood trauma may play a role in schizophrenia. (The Causes of Schizophrenia http://www.nami.org/content/navigationmenu/mental_illnesses) The onset of schizophrenia occurs between the age of 15 and 45 in males, it is more common in males than females. There is talk from researchers about children with schizophrenia also having other mental disorders which include ADHD, ADD and bipolar disorder. Although there is not a tremendous amount of research they also believe that most children have had someone in their family who has been in a psychiatric hospital at some point and a family history of schizophrenia and some type of trauma. There is also a high number of suicide attempts in children with schizophrenia, there is also research to show that there is an increase of odds of schizophrenia in African Americans and Hispanic youth, however it is also very easy to misdiagnose these

According to the World Health Organization, “Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, characterized by profound disruptions in thinking; affecting language, perception, and the sense of self”. This serious brain disorder affects around 21 million people worldwide and causes people to interpret reality differently. People with schizophrenia tend to have strange or altered thinking and don't feel connected with themselves. They often go through psychotic experiences such as seeing hallucinations and delusions, or hearing voices. Mental health America states that “Some early warning signs of schizophrenia are confused and bizarre thoughts, increased sensitivity to light, sound, smells, or touch, fearfulness or suspicion that isn't warranted,

Before watching the video, “The World of Abnormal Psychology” and reading the article “6 Schizophrenia Myths Debunked”, every time I heard Schizophrenia I assumed the individual with the illness was crazy, violent, out of his mind. However, schizophrenia is much more than that. It is a complicated severe mental illness that cripples the person suffering it. Some patients, as the video mentions, live in a different space of time controlled by the different voices operating their minds. Schizophrenia is a combination of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and change in behavior. The illness has two different patterns, the chronic, which is developed over time and is long lasting and acute, which occurs spontaneously. Sadly, there hasn’t been

Charles Manson is an example of a leader who used his power for pure evil. Charles Manson was never actually found guilty of the murders committed in 1969. He was found guilty of first degree murder of directing the murders. He was originally sentenced to death but in 1972 the California Supreme Court invalidated all outstanding death sentences to life in prison.

Other Contexts of Neglect and Abuse Manson’s grandparents. When Kathy Maddox was arrested and imprisoned in 1940 for an armed robbery, 6-year old Manson was sent to live with his grandparents who were perceived as overly obsessive religious fanatics. According to Hickey (2003), Manson’s grandmother dominated the household with both a stern and unwavering interpretation of what she believed to be “God’s plan and some of her strictly religious practices included intense prayer sessions both before and after meals, as well as at bedtime. There was no drinking, smoking, or swearing allowed, and Manson was told to turn the other cheek to any violent or aggressive act initiated by some of the other kids at school. His grandmother also demanded that everyone living in her house must abide by her rules or else suffer the consequences, and this included her own husband as well.

Children (non schizophrenic) were adopted by individuals that later developed schizophrenia. As the child does not share any genes with the adopted mother/father, the environment is the only point that could determine whether or not they develop schizophrenia. There were extremely low or even no

(Szasz,1982, p.4, p.29) In 1900, the term schizophrenia, now used worldwide, was used to describe the condition that one out of every hundred people had. This statistic remains the same today. Through research and years of study, the world has a better understanding of schizophrenia, its forms, characteristics, symptoms, types, possible causes, and treatments, if any. ( Pierce, 1990. p.263 )

Born into a life of poverty, despair, and recklessness, Charles Manson did not have the greatest upbringing. His mother was a sixteen year old prostitute who was unsure of who was Charles’ father. He did not have a father figure in his life whatsoever. His mother was an alcoholic all his life who never sought treatment for herself. Alcoholism has been deemed a “family disease” for a reason…because those dealing with family members who are alcoholics tend to have harsh emotional problems. This can lead to destructive behavior throughout a person’s life, especially if neglected as a child. This was Charlie’s