Catatonia

Abstract Catatonia has been historically associated with schizophrenia and was previously understood as a psychomotor symptom under the psychotic disorder. However, catatonia lacks the characteristic delusions, hallucinations, and disturbances in thought of schizophrenia and exhibits closer ties to the communication deficiencies and self-injurious behaviors of autism. Recent research and revised diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5 have disassociated the two disorders, categorizing them with two separate but interrelated criterion. Revaluation serves to correct the misconception about catatonia and subsequent misidentification which has existed for more than a century. The term itself is being redefined, affecting current patients and therapies.…

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be trapped inside your own body? Or to have an IQ of 68? These fantasies were realities for Leonard Lowe and Charlie Gordon. Charlie is a 37 year-old man with an IQ of 68 who dreams of being smart. He is picked for an operation to become smart and goes through with it, but who knows if it will work? Leonard Lowe was put into a catatonic state at age 11 because of a disease called encephalitis. He is discovered by Dr. Sayer who puts him on the L-Dopa…

Instead, she could have defined what Schizophrenia and Catatonia are first. And specify how these illnesses could impact individual and his/her family as a whole. I liked her thesis statement though as she asked questions on Schizophrenia and Catatonia symptoms and their treatments. She finishes her thesis by noting that the solution could assist a person with the illness and his/her family as well. Also, I liked the way concluded her research with something memorable. She shared her own…

Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men introduces a character Lennie who displays obvious signs of having a mental disorder, though not schizophrenia according to multiple outside sources. This novella takes place during the 1930’s, when mental illnesses were not acknowledged or treated. This proves to be devastating to Lennie in the book, for no one understands him. But if he lives in modern society, he can be properly diagnosed and helped. Referring to multiple sources, it is assumed that Lennie…

describe a group of people’s everyday normal actions to express the importance of time and the capricious occurrences in life. The terrorist shows no signs of emotions describing the experience of being “just like the movies.” Szymborska establishes the terrorists disconnect and isolation from the scene. In the poem, Szymborska reaches to have readers defamiliarize and put themselves into the mind of the terrorist instead of the victims, unlike “Photograph from September 11th”, she utilizes…

The second half of the cinema veriteﹶ TheWrong Man (1956) slides from Manny’s (Henry Fonda) physical enclosure to the world of mental enclosure of his wife Rose (Vera Miles), whose paranoia results in her total emotional collapse. This happens after attorney O’Connor (Anthony Quayle) is hired. The tone grows bleaker in the film’s second half. In order to testify on his behalf Manny and Rose travel to find the witness either dead or relocated. Steeped in despair she finally becomes unstable…

(Kearney & Trull, 2014, p.364). Waxy flexibility is another cause of catatonic behaviour, which will cause the individual to have a decreased reaction to pain or discomfort. A person is able to remain in an often uncomfortable and sometimes painful position for an extended period of time. Due to the decreased reaction to discomfort/pain, the individual is able to hold this uncomfortable position for a long period of time and will not move until they are moved by another individual (Kearney &…

Stimulant psychosis is a temporary psychiatric condition that develops among some individuals who use and/or abuse stimulant medications or illicit stimulatory drugs. Two of the most common drugs may induce stimulant psychosis are amphetamines and cocaine. Psychosis is usually defined as a loss of contact with reality and is typically considered a common symptom of a severe mental illness like schizophrenia. Individuals encountering psychosis may end up dealing with auditory and/or visual…

What has been proven are the types of symptoms associated with schizophrenia. These symptoms are broken down into three categories. There are positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive symptoms. Positive symptoms are hallucinations, delusions, dysfunctional ways of thinking, disorganized speech, and disorders of movement such as catatonia. All of these indicate a state of psychosis. Due to the decrease of activity in the prefrontal cortex, this impairs schizophrenics' planning of…

marijuana is used excessively. Excessively intake of marijuana can cause severe effect to a person’s health psychologically and physically. As stated by associate Professor Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj of Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine, there are some increments of youngsters who are seeking treatment regarding marijuana-related issues. He had confirmed from the latest studies that inappropriate intake of marijuana in a long-term will result to serious psychological health issues…