Michele Misurelli was a 31 year old schizophrenic who said, “With schizophrenia, everything was taken away from me. All my hopes and opportunities were gone.” Schizophrenia has no known cure. Schizophrenia is a chronic disease that effects the visual and auditory senses of the brain (Kruger 29). Schizophrenia is a disease that usually gets worse over time. When schizophrenia was first discovered, many patients were believed to be insane (Kruger 29). Schizophrenia has been researched since the 1950’s and still does not have a cure. Public views, knowledge of symptoms and researching cures to schizophrenia has changed throughout the years. Schizophrenia is a genetically passed gene. “the risk of developing schizophrenia is about one percent
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Emil Kraepelin the first person who made a public view of schizophrenia (Kruger 29). Kraepelin's opinion affected what people thought about schizophrenia. Kraepelin brought negative thoughts to the public about schizophrenia, “ They are stupid and indifferent and have lost their mental activity. They are able to comprehend simple questions, but they lack mental initiative. The memory is defective, the judgement poor, and they are unable to acquire new knowledge” (Kruger 29). Kraepelin thought that having schizophrenia meant that people with schizophrenia were losing their minds. Until the psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler made his view on schizophrenia public, the public’s thoughts about schizophrenia …show more content…
Symptoms have to last, at minimum, six months in order for it to possibly be considered schizophrenia (Kruger 30). Schizophrenic behavior usually starts by isolating oneself from the community, friends, or family. Symptoms include, trouble sleeping and a speech deficiencies. Hallucinations can encompass: sight, sound,taste, smell, and touch (Spearing 4). Hearing sounds or voices is the most common hallucination there is for schizophrenics. Delusions are wrong beliefs of a person. A person who is affected may think that someone may be planning an attack on a person or that someone might be planning to kill a friend (Spearing 2). Hallucinations and delusions are just a part of the changes in the mind in
Emil Kraepelin the first person who made a public view of schizophrenia (Kruger 29). Kraepelin's opinion affected what people thought about schizophrenia. Kraepelin brought negative thoughts to the public about schizophrenia, “ They are stupid and indifferent and have lost their mental activity. They are able to comprehend simple questions, but they lack mental initiative. The memory is defective, the judgement poor, and they are unable to acquire new knowledge” (Kruger 29). Kraepelin thought that having schizophrenia meant that people with schizophrenia were losing their minds. Until the psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler made his view on schizophrenia public, the public’s thoughts about schizophrenia …show more content…
Symptoms have to last, at minimum, six months in order for it to possibly be considered schizophrenia (Kruger 30). Schizophrenic behavior usually starts by isolating oneself from the community, friends, or family. Symptoms include, trouble sleeping and a speech deficiencies. Hallucinations can encompass: sight, sound,taste, smell, and touch (Spearing 4). Hearing sounds or voices is the most common hallucination there is for schizophrenics. Delusions are wrong beliefs of a person. A person who is affected may think that someone may be planning an attack on a person or that someone might be planning to kill a friend (Spearing 2). Hallucinations and delusions are just a part of the changes in the mind in