Definition Schizophrenia is psychotic disorder, also known as a mental disorder, which is a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave like a normal person would, as for me or for you (Merriam-Webster). Schizophrenia can be dealing with one impairment or several different other impairments (American Psychiatric Association). They experience delusions and people with this disorder seem like that have lost touch with the real world because they cannot act as themselves (NIMH RSS). Schizophrenics have trouble identifying between what is real, and what is not real. They imagine things that are not there (Mental Health America)
Symptoms
The symptoms of this disorder usually starts between the ages of 16 and 30. Some …show more content…
Some are subtle, but for someone else they could have a more severe approach. The sick person may notice changes in their memory, or their way of thinking. Such as: Poor judgment, lack of focusing, and trying apply new information once they have received it (NIHM RSS).
Who Is Afflicted There are several different causing factors of who can be afflicted by schizophrenia. The person suffering from schizophrenia can be afflicted mentally and physically. The persons loved ones can be afflicted emotionally because they want to do all they can to provide help. Take for instance immediate family members are those who are trying to decipher if this disease and the disease process is inherited or the cause of drug interaction (NIHM RSS). “Parents often assume that early signs are merely normal but distressing aspects of adolescence, but then experience increasing stress and confusion as the condition worsens. After diagnosis, coping with the continuing symptoms of schizophrenia can be especially difficult for family members who remember what the person was like before they became ill, and how much they have since changed” (Schizophrenia Research …show more content…
Rehabilitation can play a big role in gaining back the individuals confidence. Self help groups provide support from other people who have suffered from the disorder or who is suffering from the disorder. Drop-in centers are places where a person with that illness can mingle or get extra help, and support they need. Therapy sessions help the patient and the family gets together and talks to better understand that mental disorder. In that therapy secession, they also get to express their own thoughts and concerns. With the right treatment individuals with the illness can go back to living a productive healthy life (Mental Health
Symptoms
The symptoms of this disorder usually starts between the ages of 16 and 30. Some …show more content…
Some are subtle, but for someone else they could have a more severe approach. The sick person may notice changes in their memory, or their way of thinking. Such as: Poor judgment, lack of focusing, and trying apply new information once they have received it (NIHM RSS).
Who Is Afflicted There are several different causing factors of who can be afflicted by schizophrenia. The person suffering from schizophrenia can be afflicted mentally and physically. The persons loved ones can be afflicted emotionally because they want to do all they can to provide help. Take for instance immediate family members are those who are trying to decipher if this disease and the disease process is inherited or the cause of drug interaction (NIHM RSS). “Parents often assume that early signs are merely normal but distressing aspects of adolescence, but then experience increasing stress and confusion as the condition worsens. After diagnosis, coping with the continuing symptoms of schizophrenia can be especially difficult for family members who remember what the person was like before they became ill, and how much they have since changed” (Schizophrenia Research …show more content…
Rehabilitation can play a big role in gaining back the individuals confidence. Self help groups provide support from other people who have suffered from the disorder or who is suffering from the disorder. Drop-in centers are places where a person with that illness can mingle or get extra help, and support they need. Therapy sessions help the patient and the family gets together and talks to better understand that mental disorder. In that therapy secession, they also get to express their own thoughts and concerns. With the right treatment individuals with the illness can go back to living a productive healthy life (Mental Health