Kurt Snyder is a 34 year old male, who has schizophrenia. He developed schizophrenia when he was around 18 years old. He first started experience symptoms when he was in college. His first semester was great, he made very good grades. However, the second semester changed. He became disorganized, and ended the year with poor grades. He lost his scholarships for college. His first symptom was grandiose thinking. Here is an example, “I believed that I was going to discover some fabulous new mathematical principle that would transform the way we view the universe” (Snyder, 2007). Snyder believed that all throughout the third year of college. He was horrible at math, yet he continued to search for this new principle throughout the library
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He consciously watched his work, and continued wondering if people were watching him. Here is some more information about schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a long-term disease that can strike anyone. “The word schizophrenia literally means fragmented mind” (Beidel, Bulik, and Stanley, 2014). It impairs a person’s ability to speak coherently, and behave in a way that makes sense to others. When someone has schizophrenia, they do not have multiple personalities. They instead, have one mind that has been shattered. It can impair the ability to think clearly, which in turn can impair to speak coherently, and behave in a way to that makes sense to other people. It is hard for them to distinguish what is real from what is not. Just like Snyder’s case, if the disease is left untreated, they will have difficulty in school, managing emotions, and relating to others. Once they began treatment, many get better and live full productive lives (Beidel et al., …show more content…
It strikes 1 in 100 people at their age of 18. This disease starts earlier in males than in females. For men, it appears in their late teens or early 20’s. In women, it appears in their mid-twenties through early thirties. It is rare for the disease to start before the age of 13, and after the age of 45. It affects men and women about equally. Schizophrenia is found in ethnic groups around the world. People in under developed countries are still not receiving the medical care they need for this disease. (nimh, 2015). Scientists are still studying the exact causes of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is caused by a combination of genetic, environment, and biological factors. Genetics alone are not enough to cause schizophrenia, although it does make someone more vulnerable to certain stresses from the environment. About 1% of the adult population has the disorder. As of today, there are not certain genes that causes this disorder by itself. Scientists are still unable to predict which individual will develop schizophrenia (nimh, 2015). Considering that genetics along do not develop schizophrenia, scientists have looked into environmental
He consciously watched his work, and continued wondering if people were watching him. Here is some more information about schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a long-term disease that can strike anyone. “The word schizophrenia literally means fragmented mind” (Beidel, Bulik, and Stanley, 2014). It impairs a person’s ability to speak coherently, and behave in a way that makes sense to others. When someone has schizophrenia, they do not have multiple personalities. They instead, have one mind that has been shattered. It can impair the ability to think clearly, which in turn can impair to speak coherently, and behave in a way to that makes sense to other people. It is hard for them to distinguish what is real from what is not. Just like Snyder’s case, if the disease is left untreated, they will have difficulty in school, managing emotions, and relating to others. Once they began treatment, many get better and live full productive lives (Beidel et al., …show more content…
It strikes 1 in 100 people at their age of 18. This disease starts earlier in males than in females. For men, it appears in their late teens or early 20’s. In women, it appears in their mid-twenties through early thirties. It is rare for the disease to start before the age of 13, and after the age of 45. It affects men and women about equally. Schizophrenia is found in ethnic groups around the world. People in under developed countries are still not receiving the medical care they need for this disease. (nimh, 2015). Scientists are still studying the exact causes of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is caused by a combination of genetic, environment, and biological factors. Genetics alone are not enough to cause schizophrenia, although it does make someone more vulnerable to certain stresses from the environment. About 1% of the adult population has the disorder. As of today, there are not certain genes that causes this disorder by itself. Scientists are still unable to predict which individual will develop schizophrenia (nimh, 2015). Considering that genetics along do not develop schizophrenia, scientists have looked into environmental