Menstrual psychosis

Schizophrenia is a broad term for a large group of mental disorders. There are multiple types of schizophrenia. By definition from Encyclopedia & dictionary of medicine, nursing, and allied Health; “Schizophrenia is characterized by mental deterioration from a previous level of functioning and characteristic disturbances of multiple psychological processes, including delusions, loosening of associations, poverty of the content of speech, auditory hallucinations, inappropriate affect, disturbed…

One current psychological phenomenon in my life is schizophrenia. My cousin has recently displayed the beginning stages of schizophrenia, although he has not yet been clinically diagnosed with the disorder. Schizophrenia has many commons symptoms including ones such as hallucinations, hearing voices, and confused thinking. The disorder is mainly believed to cause changes in the way people think, as well as emotional and behavioral changes. Although my cousin’s sense of reasoning logically is…

“A Beautiful Mind” was the title of Sylvia Nasar’s biography (and eventual award-winning movie) of the famous mathematician John Nash. But despite his “Beautiful Mind” that eventually won him a Nobel Prize in 1994, Nash has been tormented by Schizophrenia since the late 1950’s. As one of the most famous people to be suffering from this disorder, Along with depression, Schizophrenia is one of two disorders that have been found across our planet, in every culture. Schizophrenia is characterized…

Schizophrenia has both of what are called positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms do not refer to pleasant effects but rather they refer to hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. Some people with schizophrenia have disorders of movement, where they may have unusual mannerisms or grimaces. The most extreme form of a disorder is rare today because of medical treatments. Negative symptoms refer to inactions, such as a lack of desire or an inability to express emotion, speak,…

Schizophrenia is mental disorder that is the break down between thoughts, emotions and behaviors, causing a person to have inappropriate actions, perceptions and feelings. Resulting in a separate reality then the rest of the populations, made from fantasies, delusions and a mental separation. The origin of the word is Greek, skhizein, meaning to split and phren, meaning mind thus splitting the mind. Schizophrenia is represented by five primary symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized…

Drugs and Treatment for Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder when people lose all touch with reality, they have hallucinations, delusions and often unable to think straight or feel emotions. It’s a chronic condition requiring a long-term treatment, including therapy and medicines. There have been many positive stories where people experienced subsiding of the symptoms due to the usage of medication, the proper treatment and support from the family. One can never know if the…

Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder that affects in what way a person thinks, feels, and acts. People with schizophrenia may appear like they have lost touch with reality. Granting schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders, the symptoms can be very disabling. Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia typically occur between ages 16 and 30. In sporadic cases, children have schizophrenia also. The symptoms of schizophrenia fall into three categories: positive, negative…

Children and Antipsychotics An Antipsychotic is a medication that tranquilizes individuals who have aggressive outbursts. This medication blocks neurotransmitters, causing the brain to not receive chemical messages. Antipsychotics being prescribed to children is a controversial issue because the drug(s) can affect the growth of the child physically and mentally but also has the ability to recline aggressive behavior. Children should not take antipsychotic drugs because the effects can cause…

Contraception on Both Sides of the Debate Birth control has been a controversial topic in the U.S. since the early 1900s. This topic has caused a divide in many religious groups on whether it is moral or immoral. I feel very strongly about this subject and have decided to learn about it in greater depth from both sides of the issue. There are many negatives to birth control and many positives as well. Many religious groups believe it is wrong to have sex for any other reason than to have…

Fetal Development Introduction Fetal development is the growth and maturation of the fetus in utero (Fetal Developmet, 2009). It is divided into three periods: the zygote period, the embryonic period, and the fetal period. In the short span of two-hundred and sixty-six days a single fertilized cell develops into a human newborn infant (Figure 1). Interest has increased in the prenatal period as a staging period for well-being and disease in later life. It has enormous attention devoted to the…