Everyday people face different obstacles in their lives. We must overcome different obstacles in society and in our lifestyles. It is important to live a healthy lifestyle, which helps our body, mind, and spirit. Stress is a natural reoccurrence in our everyday lives, it is crucial to learn how to manage stress. If stress becomes overwhelming, it can lead to serious health problems or death. One commonly linked health issue related to stress is Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life. Schizophrenia was first identified as a discrete disease mental illness by Dr. Emile Kraepelin in 1887. However, studies
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Stress is the number one killer for most people and leads to many complications. A theory associated with schizophrenia is the diathesis stress theory. “This theory states that symptoms develop on the basis of a relationship between the amounts of stress a person experiences and the individual’s internal stress tolerance. Schizophrenia is a disorder that both causes stress and can be exacerbated by stress.” Scientist have proven that stress can cause emotional and physical damage to the brain. It is recommended to engage in activities that bring peace to your environment, Doctors recommend taking prescribed medicine, getting more sleep, light exercise, and counseling. These are just a few out of many that can make stress manageable in someone’s …show more content…
It is officially deemed the most disabling and chronic of the severe mental disorders. Symptoms for schizophrenia are classified as both negative and positive. Negative symptoms include decreased motivation, attention deficit, and the inability to speak. Positive symptoms include disorganized speech or thoughts, delusions, and hallucinations. All these symptoms must be present for at least 1 month for a physician to diagnose it as schizophrenia. Most people don’t realize they are schizophrenic, most cases develop throughout someone’s life, take Daniel for instance. “Daniel is 21 years old. Six months ago, he was doing well in college and holding down a part-time job in the stockroom of a local electronics store. But then he began to change, becoming increasingly paranoid and acting out in bizarre ways. First, he became convinced that his professors were “out to get him” since they didn’t appreciate his confusing, off-topic classroom rants. Then he told his roommate that the other students were “in on the conspiracy.” Soon after, he dropped out of school.” Daniel is one of many that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, it can definitely be a scary thing to have and to
Stress is the number one killer for most people and leads to many complications. A theory associated with schizophrenia is the diathesis stress theory. “This theory states that symptoms develop on the basis of a relationship between the amounts of stress a person experiences and the individual’s internal stress tolerance. Schizophrenia is a disorder that both causes stress and can be exacerbated by stress.” Scientist have proven that stress can cause emotional and physical damage to the brain. It is recommended to engage in activities that bring peace to your environment, Doctors recommend taking prescribed medicine, getting more sleep, light exercise, and counseling. These are just a few out of many that can make stress manageable in someone’s …show more content…
It is officially deemed the most disabling and chronic of the severe mental disorders. Symptoms for schizophrenia are classified as both negative and positive. Negative symptoms include decreased motivation, attention deficit, and the inability to speak. Positive symptoms include disorganized speech or thoughts, delusions, and hallucinations. All these symptoms must be present for at least 1 month for a physician to diagnose it as schizophrenia. Most people don’t realize they are schizophrenic, most cases develop throughout someone’s life, take Daniel for instance. “Daniel is 21 years old. Six months ago, he was doing well in college and holding down a part-time job in the stockroom of a local electronics store. But then he began to change, becoming increasingly paranoid and acting out in bizarre ways. First, he became convinced that his professors were “out to get him” since they didn’t appreciate his confusing, off-topic classroom rants. Then he told his roommate that the other students were “in on the conspiracy.” Soon after, he dropped out of school.” Daniel is one of many that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, it can definitely be a scary thing to have and to