Delusion

Amy has had and uninterrupted period of illness, where she was both manic and depressed with the elements of hallucination and delusion. Amy’s delusions and hallucinations have occurred for more than two weeks in the absence of her manic or depressive episodes. Lastly, her symptoms are not due to any drug or medical condition. If the professionals decided to diagnose Amy with schizoaffective…

symptom management and maintenance of basic function (Leutwyler et al., 2014). Symptom management includes the management of positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms are defined as an individual having an exaggerated normal behavior such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech. Negative symptoms are expressed as diminished normal behavior such as inadequate emotional expression and impaired ability to make decisions. Both aspects of symptoms impairs may impair an…

victim. The main issue is whether the mental disorder stopped Oommen from making a rational decision between right and wrong, and whether his perception stopped him from making a rational decision. He was compelled to kill his victim because of his delusions. With this in mind, Anastasia also believed that Christian was a threat to her life. The mental disorder that Anastasia possess distorted her ability to distinguish between right and wrong during her psychosis episode, which ultimately lead…

Symptoms and behaviors that are commonly exhibited by an individual with schizophrenia include: positive symptoms (hallucinations (auditory or visual), disorganized thought/speech (loose associations, tangential, and incoherent), and delusions (persecutory, referential, somatic, religious, and grandiose)), negative symptoms (flat affect, alogia, avolition, anhedonia, and associality), cognitive symptoms (memory, attention, language, and executive function), and affective symptoms (flat…

well as a MRI scan of the brain and blood test might be used to rule out a physical illness for the problems the patient might be experiencing. According to WebMD.com symptoms of schizoaffective disorder include all the symptoms of schizophrenia; delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, strange behavior,slow movements, lack of emotion, poor motivation, and problems with speech and communication.Symptoms of mania or depression are also present such as being more active than usual,…

Positive symptoms would be hallucinations,delusions,thought disorders, and movement disorders.Negative symptoms would be flat affect,lack of pleasure in everyday life,lack of ability to begin and sustain planned activities, and speaking little even when forced.Lastly cognitive symptoms are poor “executive…

the story. Miss Brill is seen as a dynamic character in this story. A dynamic character is a character who goes through an important change within; personality wise or attitude. Miss Brill’s character showed loneliness, emotional insecurity, and delusion……… In the story, the way Miss Brill is portrayed almost makes one feel sorry for her because of how lonely she is. She mentions that she loves going to the pier every Sunday to sit on her bench and watch people. She listens to others’…

right arm. The patient was fully oriented with memory intact. Patient reported some difficulty sleeping. Patient’s affect was congruent to mood and mood seemed depressed. Speech was soft and eye contact was indirect. No presence of hallucinations or delusions. The patient’s insight and judgment are guarded. Patient denied thoughts of suicide or homicidal ideation. At the age of 11, the patient fell and received a traumatic frontal lobe injury. After doctors found the problem, the patient…

The early symptoms are listed as; poor concentration, moodiness, confusion, and strange ideas, speech frequently incoherent, difficult to understand, and rambling, delusions or false beliefs and lack of emotion, or inappropriate emotion (i.e., silly giddy laughter for no reason). Paranoid type can be characterized by delusions and/or hallucinations about persecution, or an exaggerated sense of self-importance, or both. Other features include anxiety for no apparent reason, anger,…

throughout history. This paper will cover signs and symptoms, causes, and treatments of schizophrenia, along with information on how the brain is different for those suffering with this specific disorder. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and movement disorders. Individuals with this disorder can hear voices that others do not hear, believe they are reading minds, controlling thoughts of others, and believe that others are out to harm them. Schizophrenia…