Abstract Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that causes people to interpret reality abnormally. The disease is chronic, allowing it to potentially last for a span of years and must be medically diagnosed, with the possibility of medical treatment which can help. Schizophrenia often can result in hallucinations, disordered thinking as well as delusions. Although the specific cause of the disease is not formally known, genetics may assist in playing a role. The disease proves to not be a single disease
schizophrenic people there are 5 subtypes of schizophrenia namely: Paranoid, Catatonic, Disorganized, Undifferentiated and Residual (Barlow and Durand, 2002). These subtypes can vary during course of illness. Paranoid schizophrenia is specified by illogical feelings and positive symptoms. People with this type experience delusion and hallucination. These people have better prognosis than other types. Disorganized schizophrenia also named as hebephrenic schizophrenia. It is characterized by disturbance of
Introduction Schizophrenia is a neurological disorder that does not have exact reason or cause for its development. In the current era of rapidly moving world, it is observed that the cases of the schizophrenia are increasing day to day and it is important to evaluate its reasons and association with the childhood of individual. The research paper outlines a brief literature review in regards of Schizophrenia and personality disorder. It evaluates the relationship between childhood traumas and schizophrenia
schizophrenia.com schizophrenia is a complex, debilitating mental disorder that 1-2% of the world population experience. It is a disorder of the brain that affects how people think, feel, and perceive. The purpose of this paper is to explore schizophrenia, in particular its signs, symptoms, etiology and pathophysiology, and then examine drug treatment and their mechanism of action. This will be followed by the prognosis for people with schizophrenia. Signs and Symptoms Early signs of schizophrenia include
Schizophrenia is universally considered to function on a neurological level, with various studies claiming that several different types of neurotransmitters are thought to contribute to the manifestation of schizophrenia in the brain (Carlton, 1984). These findings have encouraged the development of various hypotheses for the cause of schizophrenia, one of these includes the dopamine theory (Carlton, 1984). The theory originated out of research on the dopamine-blocking actions of initial antipsychotic
Biopsychosocial Models for Schizophrenia Karolyn LaPre 11/15/13 Psy 305 Instructor: Arthur Swisher This paper will explore one of the most severe mental disorders, schizophrenia, with the goal of providing an actualized understanding of this disorder, including its etiology, course, epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment. Schizophrenia is characterized by an unadaptive pattern of general though and emotions, including delusions, auditory hallucinations, paranoia, disorganized
Dysfunction as a Cause for Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder, which is characterised by a number of both positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms are behaviours which are present although should be absent. Examples of these are thought disorders resulting in difficulty in arranging thoughts logically, jumping from one topic of conversation to another and speaking random words. Other positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions whereby
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Schizophrenia Cassidy Echalico Florida State College at Jacksonville Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a stigmatized disease that labels victims as crazy. One percent of people develop schizophrenia in their lifetime; more than two million Americans suffer from schizophrenia in a given year (Spearing, 1999). Although schizophrenia affects men and women equally, it often appears earlier in men than in women; Men are generally affected
Introduction “There is no such condition as schizophrenia, but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event”- (R. D. Laing., p. 121). All over the world, there are many people suffering from psychological disorders, no matter what is the age rate. The affliction is not only limited to the medical aspects of the disease. The ethical issues that usually emerge after the revealment of the symptoms have caused significant problems both for patients and the families. In other words
Response Paper Introduction Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental condition that has unclear etiology. Current research indicates that the condition is caused by numerous causes, including genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Genetics is indicated as the etiology for many individuals who develop the condition. However more research is indicated in order to understand how environmental factors contribute to the development of schizophrenia. Specifically, how factors such as infection