Signs and Symptoms
David exhibits many signs and symptoms that lead to the conclusion that he is suffering from a severe mental illness. Mental health disorders can be manifested through symptoms that can affect emotions, thoughts, and behaviors (Andreasen & Olsen 1982). One of the symptoms David displays is isolation. David moved out of his cousin house and wandered the streets for several nights. Eventually, David never returned to work and lost complete contact with his cousin. Another sign David exhibits is a drop in functioning. David lost his ability to perform his task at work. At first, he was unable to work the night shifts. Soon after he completely stop working at his cousin’s restaurant. A third sign is his detachment from reality. When the police caught David, he was swinging two …show more content…
David moved out of his cousin house and never returned to work. His illness led him to isolate himself from the public and lose his relationship he had with his cousin. During David first year in the United States, he worked at his cousin’s restaurant. He enjoyed meeting new people at the restaurant. Schizophrenia has made David quit his occupation that he was truly passionate about. David had a friendly personality. When the severity of his illness began to increase, he started losing the connections he had with people.
The third criterion is “C” persistent signs of the disturbance for at least six months (American Psychiatric Association 2013). David symptoms have been occurring for the past two years. People usually show continuous signs of schizophrenia for at least six months, with active symptoms of hallucinations, delusions or other symptoms for at least one month (Amador, Flaum, Andreasen, Strauss, Yale, Clark, & Gorman 1994). David has been showing active symptoms of hallucination and delusion for two
David exhibits many signs and symptoms that lead to the conclusion that he is suffering from a severe mental illness. Mental health disorders can be manifested through symptoms that can affect emotions, thoughts, and behaviors (Andreasen & Olsen 1982). One of the symptoms David displays is isolation. David moved out of his cousin house and wandered the streets for several nights. Eventually, David never returned to work and lost complete contact with his cousin. Another sign David exhibits is a drop in functioning. David lost his ability to perform his task at work. At first, he was unable to work the night shifts. Soon after he completely stop working at his cousin’s restaurant. A third sign is his detachment from reality. When the police caught David, he was swinging two …show more content…
David moved out of his cousin house and never returned to work. His illness led him to isolate himself from the public and lose his relationship he had with his cousin. During David first year in the United States, he worked at his cousin’s restaurant. He enjoyed meeting new people at the restaurant. Schizophrenia has made David quit his occupation that he was truly passionate about. David had a friendly personality. When the severity of his illness began to increase, he started losing the connections he had with people.
The third criterion is “C” persistent signs of the disturbance for at least six months (American Psychiatric Association 2013). David symptoms have been occurring for the past two years. People usually show continuous signs of schizophrenia for at least six months, with active symptoms of hallucinations, delusions or other symptoms for at least one month (Amador, Flaum, Andreasen, Strauss, Yale, Clark, & Gorman 1994). David has been showing active symptoms of hallucination and delusion for two