Disorganized schizophrenia

Abstract Schizophrenia is the psychological disorder that comes to mind when the words “crazy” and “insane” are mentioned. “Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder involving distortions in thoughts, perceptions, and/or emotions” (Zimbardo 537). Schizophrenia occurs all over the world, possibly effecting every different ethnic group. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the first symptoms of schizophrenia usually start to show in the late stages of adolescents. Close to…

Mental Illness has been a common theme when violence is observed. One common mental illnesses, Schizophrenia, has multiple studies performed to see why violence either has happened to themselves, or why this mental illness is blamed for the cause of their own violence acts. Perpetrators who commit violence acts such as rape, emotional/behavior abuse, physical abuse are looked to see if they have any form of mental illness. According to Nederlof (2013) “Since the 19th century, it has been widely…

can include either one or both of the following: major depressive episode (must include depressed mood) and manic episode. The disorder resembles criterion A of the schizophrenia diagnosis. It requires at least two of the following symptoms, for at least one month: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, and negative symptoms. The occurrence of the delusions or hallucinations must be in the absence of any serious mood symptoms for at least 2…

factors of this brain disorder; schizophrenia. Holmes suffers from delusions of grandeur, a positive symptom of schizophrenia, because he thinks he is superior to others. Specifically, he convinced himself that he was the Joker in The Batman movie and had the power to kill people. Because Holmes had numerous similar physical attributes compared to the Joker, he also believed he carried the same powers as the fictional character (Cabrera, 2015). Because of his schizophrenia, he was not able to…

Schizophrenia, probably the most misunderstood mental illness there is. It has been compared and confused with multiple other mental illnesses for a long time. The interesting thing is that we still haven’t been able to decipher it completely. Like R.D. Laing said, “Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair.” Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that makes people interpret reality in an abnormal way. It may affect both genders during their teenage years to around 45 years…

main focus were schizophrenia, Bipolar, and Major Depressive Disorder. For the most part, I was not able to recognize a person had Bipolar or Major Depressive Disorder because it was not noticeable. However, I began to notice an unusual behavior with the schizophrenia patients. They were not cooperating with the psychiatrist when interacting with the doctor. I remembered my professor in neuroscience class, emphasized on dopamine. He stated that the excess dopamine causes schizophrenia. Most of…

physical or mental. The mental weight that comes with caring for and being a relative of a person with schizophrenia has been…

A. Genetics/Biology (chemistry and structure) Schizophrenia does not originate from one single gene; it takes many genetic changes and mutations to increase the chances of obtaining the disease. Those who have immediate relatives with schizophrenia or other psychiatric diseases have a greater risk of developing a mental disease. If they have a close relative with schizophrenia, then there is a 10% chance of obtaining the mental disease. If both parents carry the disease, then there’s a 40%…

Coping and Schizophrenia Introduction Schizophrenia is a serious neurobiological brain disease that is classified as a psychotic disorder. The word schizophrenia is a combination of two Greek words, schizein, “to split,” and phren, “mind” (Stuart, 2013). It is believed a split of the cognitive and emotional aspects of the personality occurs in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has affected numerous of individuals and is more prevalent than other common health illnesses. According to Stuart,…

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects one percent of the population. When a family member or friend is diagnosed, it changes not only the patients life but the people close to him as well. It almost always affects almost all of the five senses, with the most common symptoms being hallucination, paranoia, with unorganized thought and speech processes. Schizophrenia, although uncommon, is a very serious disease with tragic effects, and there is very little…