Schizophrenia - 'Split Mind'

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that consists of hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and thought. “Schizo” if Greek for Split while “phrene” means mind; schizophrenia literally translates to split mind (Burton, 2012). Why is schizophrenia considered to be split minded? According to Khouzam, 2012 split mind is used to describe the disruption within the thought process Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has subcategories that include paranoia, catatonia, disorganized, residual and

to the time before Christ. Schizophrenia did not become categorized as a specific disorder of the mind until the year 1887. Emile Kraepelin who was a German physician was given credit for the disorder. He was the first man to differentiate between the psychological ailments dementia praecox and severe depression. The word schizophrenia is over a hundred and twenty years old. The disorder was initially labeled as dementia paecox. This author/physician of schizophrenia initially deemed this disorder

The debate of whether schizophrenia is a brain disorder has been a controversial issue for decades. Most researchers consider schizophrenia a brain disorder for numerous reasons. The evidence revolves around the symptoms that can impact a patient biologically, psychologically, and socially. Some speculations suggest that schizophrenia begins in the womb which also contributes to the evidence towards schizophrenia being a brain disorder. Schizophrenia is a long-term psychological disorder characterized

disorders. Examples of these disorders are; depression, anxiety disorder, Schizophrenia, child hood disorders, impulse control disorders personality disorders, adjustment disorders and family disorders. I chose to write about Schizophrenia so that I can clear the air concerning the basic psychological ailments, and to assist people know what to do if a loved one identifies extremities in the manifestation of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia being a serious brain disorder affecting how people think, behave and

D.I.D v. Schizophrenia Are D.I.D (Disassociative Identity Disorder) and schizophrenia the same thing? Many Americans would say yes with no doubt in their mind. Somehow, Americans got it in their minds that schizophrenia is the term for disassociative identity disorder. D.I.D and schizophrenia are two totally different mental illnesses that happen to share some similarities. Many mental illnesses share traits and risk factors; just because two illnesses are similar does not mean that they ultimately

For decades, the world was captivated by a particular case of schizophrenia. John Nash was a nobel-prize winning mathematician who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his 30s. After his massive contribution to the math world, he began to experience paranoia and delusions (Rettner). While schizophrenia had been understood for more than one hundred years, Nash's diagnosis drew a lot of attention to the mental disorder and truly helped open the world’s eyes to the reality of it. The mental illness is

Sense of Self: Schizophrenia and I In 1911, a Swiss psychiatrist named Eugen Bleuler coined the term "schizophrenia." It originated from the Greek words, schizo, which translates to "split" and phrenia, meaning "mind." When Bleuler conveyed the meaning of this term, it was not to label a person as a "split personality," but rather as a split between what is believed, what is perceived, and what is objectively real (1). Throughout history, the disorder has been confused and misunderstood by the

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia are often confused and perceived as the same thing, but they are not. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that separates the relation and interaction of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. People with schizophrenia often think they live in their own world split from reality. While schizophrenia deals with a split in the processes of the mind, dissociative identity disorder deals with two or more separate identities that both try to control a person's

What exactly is schizophrenia? “Schizo,” meaning split and “phrenia,” meaning mind, most people think it is just that. On the contrary, it is not a splitting of the mind, or personality, but rather a splitting from reality. This split is characterized by all sorts of delusions, hallucinations and inappropriate behaviors. Someone living with schizophrenia essentially lives in their very own private world. The term schizophrenia, however, does not refer to just one disorder but actually multiple

"Schizophrenia" By Jim Stevens "Schizophrenia" by Jim Stevens is a poem depicting the way a schizophrenic person 's brain works. In the first line of the poem Jim Stevens says "It was the house that suffered the most". Although he is using the visualization of a house, I believe that he is really just using imagery to portray a human. I believe that each stanza portrays a different symptom of Schizophrenia. Through my studies of this poem, I was unable to find any documentation of the poet, Jim