Schizophrenia is mental disorder that is the break down between thoughts, emotions and behaviors, causing a person to have inappropriate actions, perceptions and feelings. Resulting in a separate reality then the rest of the populations, made from fantasies, delusions and a mental separation. The origin of the word is Greek, skhizein, meaning to split and phren, meaning mind thus splitting the mind.
Schizophrenia is represented by five primary symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior and negative symptoms. Delusions are defined as false beliefs that do not have any basis in the real world and are most common among people with schizophrenia. Hallucinations are often defined as seeing or hearing …show more content…
Finally, the negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to the people’s disability to function normally. According to the DSM-5, a minimum of two of these symptoms are required for a diagnosis, and they must be occurring for six months.
While there is no known reason for schizophrenia, many theories have been developed and a much-supported theory is the vascular-inflammatory theory that suggests a common belief, which is combining environmental and genetic factors to explain the different symptoms and the reactions observed from the patients. This theory can lead to preventative measures and reduction to the inflammation of agents that can lead to schizophrenia. However, there are several treatment methods available for schizophrenic patients.
One of the available ways of treatment is psychosocial interventions done with individuals with schizophrenia, using five categories including cognitive therapy, psychoeducation programs, family intervention, social skills and training programs. Patients are often given antipsychotic medication and no matter which level of schizophrenia; lifelong therapeutic treatment is very consistent with many
Schizophrenia is represented by five primary symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior and negative symptoms. Delusions are defined as false beliefs that do not have any basis in the real world and are most common among people with schizophrenia. Hallucinations are often defined as seeing or hearing …show more content…
Finally, the negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to the people’s disability to function normally. According to the DSM-5, a minimum of two of these symptoms are required for a diagnosis, and they must be occurring for six months.
While there is no known reason for schizophrenia, many theories have been developed and a much-supported theory is the vascular-inflammatory theory that suggests a common belief, which is combining environmental and genetic factors to explain the different symptoms and the reactions observed from the patients. This theory can lead to preventative measures and reduction to the inflammation of agents that can lead to schizophrenia. However, there are several treatment methods available for schizophrenic patients.
One of the available ways of treatment is psychosocial interventions done with individuals with schizophrenia, using five categories including cognitive therapy, psychoeducation programs, family intervention, social skills and training programs. Patients are often given antipsychotic medication and no matter which level of schizophrenia; lifelong therapeutic treatment is very consistent with many