Schizophrenia refers to a disorder that affects the brain or the mind and it is characterized by the victim having social behavior that is not normal and the failure to understand and differentiate what is real and what is an illusion. This mental disease has continued to affect many students and people in the society. When person is suffering from this disease, he or she is not in apposition to deliver effectively and many a time’s he or she is left incapable of participating in matters of society building. Due to the severity of this mental illness, many researchers have continued to explore the topic so as to try and come up with a solution to this problem. This research paper a describes the Schizophrenia, its causes, effects, early warning
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One may get the diseases through hereditary means whereby if one people in his or her generation suffered from the disease, another person in the same genealogy may come to be affected by the same disease. Other causes of the disease are social psychological processes (Nimh.nih.gov, 2014). This cause is linked with one’s mental functioning and his relationship in the area where he or she resides. A person is likely to suffer from Schizophrenia if he stays in an environment that is stressful and if he or she gets no or less time to interact with other people. Another cause of this mental condition is drug and substance abuse. Some of the commonly abused drugs which result to Schizophrenia include; alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and Amphetamine. In the USA, many students are known to suffer from the disease because of the many pressures they go through while in college especially as a result of the tight …show more content…
Teachers and evaluators should extend the deadline and period for assessment of schizophrenic students and also exempt them from other curricular assessments due to special consideration of their mental ability because these students may be having difficulty in education such as difficulty in concentration or sometimes developing difficulty in paying
One may get the diseases through hereditary means whereby if one people in his or her generation suffered from the disease, another person in the same genealogy may come to be affected by the same disease. Other causes of the disease are social psychological processes (Nimh.nih.gov, 2014). This cause is linked with one’s mental functioning and his relationship in the area where he or she resides. A person is likely to suffer from Schizophrenia if he stays in an environment that is stressful and if he or she gets no or less time to interact with other people. Another cause of this mental condition is drug and substance abuse. Some of the commonly abused drugs which result to Schizophrenia include; alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and Amphetamine. In the USA, many students are known to suffer from the disease because of the many pressures they go through while in college especially as a result of the tight …show more content…
Teachers and evaluators should extend the deadline and period for assessment of schizophrenic students and also exempt them from other curricular assessments due to special consideration of their mental ability because these students may be having difficulty in education such as difficulty in concentration or sometimes developing difficulty in paying