Karly is a 32 years old female who has been married for seven years. She suddenly began hear voices and people calling her from the apartments down-stairs. She was also unable to almost everything because because she thinks everything tasted horrible. She liked staying the dark and avoids being around people. She has a part time a job a grocery store which she ended up quitting because she no longer can get along with her co-workers. Karly lost interest of all her hobbies and she stayed home most of the time because she did not feel safe else where. On top Karly’s problems her husband was separated from her and was going through divorce. Karly became very depress. Her family decided to take he to psychiatrist evaluation and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Karly was not able to take care of herself any longer and her family had her move to a group. Now she lives in a group home for almost 3 years.
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delusions, disorganized thinking and speech heightened perceptions and hallucinations and inappropriate affect are the ones most often in schizophrenia. Many people people with this disorder experience delusions and many people experience emotion that are unsuitable to the situation.
Biological Explanation of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which social, personal and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, unusual emotions and motor abnormalities. Most research on schizophrenia from the past decades has come from genetic and biological studies. Some researchers believed that some people inherit a biological predisposition to schizophrenia and develop the disorder later when they experience stress or traumatic events (Riley & Kendler 2011). The disorder is more common among people with this disorder.
Abnormal brain
delusions, disorganized thinking and speech heightened perceptions and hallucinations and inappropriate affect are the ones most often in schizophrenia. Many people people with this disorder experience delusions and many people experience emotion that are unsuitable to the situation.
Biological Explanation of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which social, personal and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, unusual emotions and motor abnormalities. Most research on schizophrenia from the past decades has come from genetic and biological studies. Some researchers believed that some people inherit a biological predisposition to schizophrenia and develop the disorder later when they experience stress or traumatic events (Riley & Kendler 2011). The disorder is more common among people with this disorder.
Abnormal brain