Delusion

The Aurora Theatre Shooting July 20, 2012 the day twelve people were killed and seventy others were left injured when James Holmes walked into the Cinemark’s Aurora Century 16 theater and opened fire. This incident occurred four years ago, but will never be forgotten. After reading articles by Charlotte Alter and Ben Markus the question now is whether or not James Holmes was in a good mental state or if his mental illness triggered him to harm many people and their families. These two authors…

Source #1: Depressive Symptoms during an Acute Schizophrenic Episode: Frequency and Clinical Correlates Review Patients who are diagnosed with Schizophrenia also often express depressive symptoms along with their Schizophrenic symptoms. This depression can be the result of the stress they feel over their episodes of paranoia. Their depression can lead to them having a higher risk of suicide attempts, a lower quality of life, as well has a longer time spent hospitalized for their condition.…

In the movie Lars and the Real Girl, the protagonist Lars imagines that a mannequin is a real, living person. Throughout the movie, it is apparent that Lars has some sort of mental disorder. The film delves into his mental state, the causes of his condition, and how his state is treated. To begin with, Lars demonstrates signs of having traits of various mental disorders on multiple occasions. At the start of the movie, it is clear that Lars is a fairly antisocial person. He tries to avoid…

dependence on his mental health condition it is important to understand that condition. According to the Mayo Clinic Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition where the person experiences a combination of symptoms such as schizophrenia like delusions and hallucinations along with mood disorder symptoms such as mania and depression. Schizoaffective disorder is not as well understood or as well studied as its more straightforward relative’s schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This is…

A seemingly normal man sits on the exam table in a doctor’s office. He was just referred from the emergency room of the hospital moments earlier and his wife is outside the door, making a call. Neurologist and author of Altered Egos: How the Brain Creates the Self walks in and introduces himself as Dr. Feinberg. The man calls himself John and offers his right hand for Feinberg to shake. Then, to Feinberg’s astonishment, he sees his patient had “what looked like severe chemical burns on his…

patient. Once there is a relationship in which the patient trusts the individual there can be discussions in which the patient can comfortably discuss the delusions or hallucinations that they have been having (2006). This type of therapy is helpful because it helps the patient distinguish between what is real and what is part of their delusion. This also explains why they might be more compliant with taking their medications because there is less chance that they will think their medications…

In some stories, we are taken through a journey with protagonist and at the end of his or her story, the protagonist finds his or herself facing a disastrous situation or a tragic ending. Certain actions arise that bring a morally good tragic hero from happiness to distress which is led by a hamartia; an error in judgement many times due to lack of knowledge or full understanding of a situation. According to our textbook, the definition of a Tragedy is “the representation of serious and…

Fitzgerald demonstrates Jay Gatsby’s perpetual optimism through his struggle to balance his ideals with the reality of the world around him. This optimism presents itself in three aspects crucial to the development of his character in the novel, Gatsby’s delusion, his burgeoning ammorality, and his irrational love for Daisy. Firstly, Jay Gatsby’s continuous attempts to balance his ideology with his actuality cause him to become deluded. During the beginning of the novel before the Nick has…

Positive symptoms include Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and uncommon behavior. Delusions are false beliefs that the person feels very strongly about. This can be the belief that an external force, person, or thing is controlling his or her actions. It can also be delusions of reference, for example he or she thinks the news caster on television is talking directly to or about him or her (Mayo…

The following is a case study of a male client, Jim a 27 year old male. Jim has a very supportive mother and father by the name of Consuela and Roberto; he is also the second youngest of 4 brothers. He has reported that both his grandmother and mother have both suffered from mental illness. His grandmother’s mental illness is unknown, but his mother was hospitalized for mental illness after one of her children was stillborn. She suffered from the possibility of a few different illnesses, such as…