»Schizophrenia: When you are truly your own worst enemy.
What was that? No who was that? I dont know? What am I doing here? What's for.
dinner? The preceding is a sample thought process of a schizophrenic. Schizophrenia is a chronic.
mental illness that affects approximately one percent of the population of every country in the.
world. Even though it is one of the more common psychological disorders, it is still one of the.
least understood.
Many people outside the realm of psychology believe that schizophrenia refers to a split.
personality. The word schizophrenia comes from the Greek schizo, meaning split and phrenia.
refers to the diaphragm, once thought to be the location of a person's mind and soul. The true.
nature of the word is seen in its original definition. First conceived by early 20th century European.
psychiatrists, schizophrenia was meant to describe a shattering, or breakdown, of one's.
involuntary psychological functions. .
According to psycholigists, the illness can best be described as a collection of particular.
symptoms that usually fall into four basic categories: formal thought disorder, perception.
disorder, feeling or emotional disturbance, and behavioral disorder. Victims tend to share a range.
of symptoms that can be devastating to themselves as well as to families and friends.
Schizophrenics may have trouble dealing with basic everyday stresses and insignificant changes in.
their surroundings. Because of this, patients with schizophrenia may become extremely reclusive.
Schizophrenic's speech is sometimes hard to follow because of their disorganized train of thought.
Phrases seem disconnected, and ideas move from topic to topic without any logical pattern. In.
some cases, individuals with schizophrenia say that their head seems empty, which can lead to a.
lack of self worth, and sometimes depression. In these cases, these complications can greatly.
compound their recovery process. Other schizophrenic patients think they possess supernatural.
Schizophrenia is a disease that takes place in the brain. ... It does appear however that Schizophrenia is somewhat genetic. ... (A.D.A.M "Schizophrenia" 2002) There are five different types of Schizophrenia. ... In Catatonic Schizophrenia there is a period of inactivity and striking motor skills. ... (Ryan Irvan, "Schizophrenia" 2001) The diagnosis of Schizophrenia is very difficult. ...
It is a disorder called schizophrenia. ... The exact cause of schizophrenia is not known. ... There have been causes where only one of the identical twins has schizophrenia. ... Studies are also looking at neurotransmitters in the process of developing schizophrenia. ... There are many theories about the causes of schizophrenia. ...
The word schizophrenia means a splitting of the mind. ... Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental disorders. ... Physicians do not know the cause of schizophrenia. ... These newer drugs control the symptoms of schizophrenia with fewer side effects. ... The cause of schizophrenia is unknown. ...
Schizophrenia Introduction Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, disabling brain disease that affects approximately one percent of the population. ... Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia Generally, schizophrenia's onset is in adolescence or young adulthood. Schizophrenia affects young men just as much as young women. ... Delusions are also common in those with schizophrenia. ... Suicide is a serious danger to those with schizophrenia. ...
This is how many schizophrenia sufferers go through life. ... There are several symptoms of schizophrenia. One who suffers from schizophrenia may have delusions. ... Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain. ... There is no cure for schizophrenia. ...
During my research I found out that many more people have Schizophrenia than most would like to admit. ... Schizophrenia is a disease that takes over your brain. ... Schizophrenia emerges at different times in men and women. ... I hope this paper has cleared up a few questions about schizophrenia. ... "New Hope for People With Schizophrenia." ...
Types of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a group of disorders that are characterized by the loss of contact with reality, and the marked disturbances of thought and perception as well as bizarre behavior. ... Since then there has been several different classifications of schizophrenia that have been made. ... The first subtype of schizophrenia that I will be discussing is the paranoid subtype. ... The next subtype of schizophrenia is the disorganized type. ... Catatonic schizophrenia is another subtype. ...
People with schizophrenia describe strange of unrealistic thoughts. ... Catatonic schizophrenia is marked by striking motor behavior. ... Schizophrenia seems to be a syndrome of multiple causes and types. Genetics seem to play a role, but there is no single "schizophrenia gene". ... One of the most recent advances in treating schizophrenia is the drug clozapine. ...
A person with catatonic schizophrenia presents a nursing challenge. ... Schizophrenia appears to be extremely complex. ... Schizophrenia always involves change in ability and personality. ... Stress does not cause schizophrenia. ... People with schizophrenia show the same increase in frontal lobe activi...
There are many ways to define what schizophrenia is, not only by what the illness truly is to the different forms of schizophrenia, which includes paranoid schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia and undifferentiated schizophrenia. I will be focusing on what schizophrenia in general is: what the true definition of this common mental illness. ... Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain, which can be one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses known to humans. ... Schizophrenia deals with an individual who is hearing voices or seeing things that...
