When a physician diagnoses a person with schizoaffective disorder, it means that the person presents with characteristics of both schizophrenia and mood disorders (Kantrowitz et al., 2011). This disorder causes the person have both disorganized thinking and behavior, along with disturbances of mood (Cheniaux et al., 2009). It is stated that this disorder is caused by deficit in the anatomy of the brain (Cheniaux et al., 2009). Although this disorder differs from person to person, a person will have a cycle of serves symptoms followed by a period of improvement that will have less severe symptoms (Kantrowitz et al., 2011). The disturbances of both psychotic features and mood symptoms can occur at the same time or appear interchangeably (Wilson
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Leo is a 31-year-old male who has withdrawn himself, has minimal interactions, and rarely makes eye contact. Erikson’s Developmental theory has stages that start from infancy (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009) By analyzing this case, one would say that Leo has a developmental lag in basic trust because his home is unsafe and stressful (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). His father is schizophrenic and is usually found on the streets by the polices and the mother is a regular heavy drinker who makes him sleep in the garage if she is not sober. Not much nature or safety is emphasized by these two parents. Trust is the foundation of this theory because it is the first stage in a persons development (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). Erikson’s states that a person can continue on to the other stages in life but will have a developmental lag and a weak foundation in all the others (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). Leo’s actions of rarely making eye contact can because low self-esteem causes by shame, which is the second developmental stage (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). With parents that present with behaviors like Leo’s do, it would be extremely difficult or him to learn new skills or what is right from wrong at early age in life (Vogel-Scibilia et el.,
Leo is a 31-year-old male who has withdrawn himself, has minimal interactions, and rarely makes eye contact. Erikson’s Developmental theory has stages that start from infancy (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009) By analyzing this case, one would say that Leo has a developmental lag in basic trust because his home is unsafe and stressful (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). His father is schizophrenic and is usually found on the streets by the polices and the mother is a regular heavy drinker who makes him sleep in the garage if she is not sober. Not much nature or safety is emphasized by these two parents. Trust is the foundation of this theory because it is the first stage in a persons development (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). Erikson’s states that a person can continue on to the other stages in life but will have a developmental lag and a weak foundation in all the others (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). Leo’s actions of rarely making eye contact can because low self-esteem causes by shame, which is the second developmental stage (Vogel-Scibilia et el., 2009). With parents that present with behaviors like Leo’s do, it would be extremely difficult or him to learn new skills or what is right from wrong at early age in life (Vogel-Scibilia et el.,