Menstrual psychosis

Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually varies in intensity and is a syndrome, or group of symptoms, initiated by a disruption in the usual performance of the brain (Delirium, 2015a). An individual suffering from delirium has a reduced awareness of and responsiveness to the environment, which may be exhibited as disorientation, incoherence, and memory disturbance (Delirium, 2015a). Hallucinations, delusions, and dream-like states are often exhibited when an…

There are vast quality evidence-based researches that have been conducted addressing the use of LAI in patients with schizophrenia. There are definitely ups and downs, as well as different variables noted in every research; nonetheless, there have been some consistencies noted in the result of most studies. For instance, in the randomized double-blind study conducted by (Ascher-Svanum et al., 2013), it was conducted so to identify the factors that cause psychiatric hospitalization in patients…

Compare the associations between Schizophrenia and Homicide, Arson, Property Offenses, and Sexual crimes. Evaluate the research of each. Answer: Schizophrenia and Homicide have literature on behavioral aspects of the relationship between psychotic disorders and violent offense. According to a study, a large majority of the offenders have a lack of empathy and use firearms. They are charged with violent crimes. Motivation in the association with homicide is unseen. Across studies, there are…

Schizophrenia is a group of psychoses characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions, and perceptions.It is a brain disorder that can not be cured,which can last for years or a lifetime.They can not find a cause for this but genetics,environment,and an imbalanced of brain chemicals are some of the reason why they think it exsited in some people.Mostly effects the ages fourteen and up.(Google.com)The disorder was founded by a swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1911.The word…

Understanding Schizophrenia Does one really know what schizophrenia is? Some have this prejudice idea of how all schizophrenics behave; that they’re all insane and live in mental hospitals or on the street. Over all this is simply not true; schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as…

Living with Schizophrenia Christian Human Roane State Community College Abstract “Schizophrenia can be found in approximately 1.1% of the world’s population” (About Schizophrenia, 2008-2014). Schizophrenia effects not only the person suffering from it, but also his/her family. Literature Review Definitions Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally (Schizophrenia Definition, N.D.). Paranoid Schizophrenia “is characterized by…

Schizophrenia is a mental disease where people cannot differentiate what is real and what is not real. Typical symptoms are sensations that aren’t real. This includes touch, taste, vision, and hearing. Many schizophrenics hear voices and see things that are not there. It is a rare disease, and often times cannot be treated with any medicine. Schizophrenia usually starts in the early twenties, and males are twice as likely to get it. Individuals suffering from that disease do not experience…

Hallucinations were a large portion of what Lori had experienced with her symptoms of schizophrenia. Auditory hallucinations made up majority of things experienced, she was always hearing voices in her head, which is where most of her problems stemmed from, they started out subtle and then progressed into the voices always being there. The voices varied in the type of things they would be telling Lori. At times, they would be persecutory voices, calling her horrible names, degrading her. Other…

The two personality traits of psychoticism that Meursault falls under are impulsiveness and irresponsibility. An example of his impulsiveness is when he shot the Arab on the beach; he had no forethought of his actions. He walked along the beach in the scorching heat, and even after he saw the Arab he kept walking because the sun urged him to do so. When he felt his veins bursting through his skin he “couldn’t stand it any longer, and took another step forward” (Camus, 1989) while briefly…

Schizophrenia. Hard to pronounce right? Well it's harder to live with it. Before it all, mental illnesses have been around since the dawn of time and have affected billions of people, no matter the age, gender, or race. Of course, there are certain conditions that can be more damaging than others, but the social- and self-stigma surrounding mental illness is all the same. These mental health conditions, such as eating disorders, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders, can alter a person’s…