Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is known as a mental disorder from the Cluster A of odd psychotic disorders which affects how a person will think, feel, and behave. This means it will interfere with a person on how to handle situations where they will not be able to manage their emotions, and decisions from experiencing hallucinations, delusions, distorted thinking and behavior. Not only do these patients require a lot of attention, but they also cannot complete daily task without the help of someone else. But…

old African American female. The client is a veteran that is 100 percent service connected for paranoid schizophrenia. The client is currently single with two children. The client’s son is fourteen and she has a two year old daughter. The client presented for therapy related to her paranoid schizophrenia symptoms. Ms. T had paranoia symptoms associated with her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. She was using a knife to cut up her clothes and furniture and then accusing her boyfriend and the…

Although there is currently no known cure for schizophrenia, many medications be it antipsychotic, antidepressant, and anticonvulsant drugs are used to help prevents delusions and hallucinations. Several therapy and support services are also available to help not only schizophrenics, but also their families and close friends through difficult times. I. Medications: First and second generation antipsychotic medications are used to reduce anxiety and agitation as well as prevent hallucinations…

Out of Mind, Michael’s brother changes the perspective of the entire situation when the cameraman asks him if he is mad at Michael. By focusing on Michael as the victim, his brother mentions he holds nothing against Michael, as it was rather schizophrenia that…

his theory. 2) For John Nash the place and the environment was a big player in his illness because of Princeton and that it is an ivy league school and only the best of the best can get into the school. With all that pressure on him his schizophrenia got a lot worse than it was before. Nash…

behavioural theory can explain the aetiology of a number of psychological disorders. In the case of Molly, a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia a cognitive behavioural approach is also applicable to explain how the disorder developed. This essay will argue that both cognitive and behavioural models contribute to the manifestation of schizophrenia in some individuals and not others. This assertion is supported by vast empirical research on how both theories contribute to symptomology…

In reference to the DSM-5, the diagnosis of non-catatonic Schizophrenia with multiple episodes, currently in acute episode, is given to the client, Mr. Ben Simpson. He meets Criterion A with the presence of delusions, hallucinations, and negative symptoms, all visible for more than one month (American Psychiatric Association, p. 99). There are more than one type of delusion displayed by Mr. Simpson including: persecutory, referential, and grandiose delusions. Persecutory delusions are the belief…

disease negatively impacts a patient’s quality of life and places a huge burden on family members with schizophrenia. Reviewing the effects of partial medication adherence and medication non-compliance is especially important in schizophrenic patients as this population have a lower rate of complete medication adherence compared to patients with other mental health diagnosis. For persons with schizophrenia, rates of adherence to antipsychotic medications range from 11% to 80% with average rates…

as the most urgent issue that needs to be handled, because risk was assessed. Research revealed that approximately one-third of homeless individuals in Australia had Schizophrenia (Teesson, et al 2004); therefore, homelessness is a serious risk. In Jennifer’s homeless situation, she had possibly stopped the medication for schizophrenia already and it was not safe for her to live on the street. Therefore, risk was identified as the danger to self through self-neglect and poor treatments (Wellman…

SLO The Stigma – Video Reaction The video “SLO the Stigma” is a short documentary that shares the stories of four individuals from San Luis Obispo county who are suffering from depression, bi-polar disorder, or schizophrenia. All four individuals share their symptoms associated with the mental illness (e.g., feeling blue, feelings of complete despair, racing thoughts, not being able to get off the couch, not being able to leave the house, and hearing voices), along with each of their turning…