Category: Schizophrenia

  • Factors That Caused Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia is a common mental disorder among the young males and females. Therefore, for this paper, I will be finding out the various effects of Schizophrenia on the young adults. Among the effects that will be further investigated include victims withdrawing from their peers and relatives, dropping out of school and declining performance at school,…

  • Case Study of Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Misconceptions and Diagnosis

    Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe psychotic disorder with a large variety of subtypes and correlated complications. The current case study describes the appointment with Jasmine Mack, an African American 18-years old college student who has recently experienced several symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Therefore, it is essential to thoroughly examine the negative, positive, and disorganized symptoms…

  • Schizophrenia and Dopamine Level

    Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects a persons cognitive functions. People with this disorder suffer from psychosis, delusions, and apathy (Millard et al., 2021). This illness can manifest due to genetic predisposition; indeed, it is one of the factors that can provoke it. Various psychological traumas, stress, and improper nurturing can cause schizophrenia.…

  • Schizophrenia: Non- and Pharmacological Treatment

    Schizophrenia is a serious and mental illness in which emotional disorders, inappropriate behavior, impaired thinking, and the inability to lead a social life are observed. It usually develops in men aged 1825 years and in women aged 2645 years. The given disorder is sometimes inherited, but the main risk factors are experienced events that caused…

  • Schizophrenia: Myths, Causes, and Impacts

    Purpose statement: to educate my audience the myths, causes, and impacts of schizophrenia How our societies treat people with psychological disorders amongst us is a cause of worry. In the Bible teachings, the Bible specifies that we should all love each other and treat others with just. As most of us presume, a psychological disorder…

  • An Accurate Portrayal of Schizophrenia

    Introduction This paper will analyze the Schizophrenia along with its symptoms. It will also analyze an important scene in the movie a beautiful mind which was directed by Ron Howard. The main character in the move is John Nash who is played by Russell Crowe; he is supposed to be suffering form of schizophrenia. His…

  • Schizophrenia: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Table of Contents Introduction Hallucinations Delusions Cognitive Issues Negative Symptoms Treatment Proposal Medications Psychotherapy Conclusion References Introduction The provided case contains sufficient information to diagnose the patient with schizophrenia. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI, n.d.), the presence of signs such as hallucinations, delusions, cognitive issues, and negative symptoms is a marker…

  • Schizophrenia: Fundamentals and Possible Causes

    Table of Contents Fundamentals Symptomatic Features Diagnosis DSM-5 Criteria Possible Reasons and Treatment Reference Nowadays, humanity has made significant progress in the medical area. However, some aspects remain challenging to study. One of these aspects is mental disorders, which include many different diseases and syndromes. The complexity of the research of mental illnesses is formulated…

  • Case Presentation: Schizophrenia

    The clients name for this case presentation is Clara Hunters. She is a thirty-three-year-old woman. She is white and has been married for five years. According to the client, she has come to see me because she has been seeing things which are not there. Additionally, she reports that the images in my head make…

  • The Concept of Symptoms in Schizophrenia

    Hearing the word schizophrenia may be devastating to patients, although they may not know what it signifies. The stigma of the illness might disrupt the flow of the initial interview if the clinician throws the diagnosis at the patient. Schizophrenia has serious consequences for both the patient and the doctors. This essay will delve into…