Describe two biological therapies for schizophrenia and then evaluate each in terms of effectiveness (8 + 16 marks): One biological therapy is the use of typical anti-psychotic drugs‚ such as Chlorpromazine. The main aim of this drug is to treat schizophrenia by reducing the amount of dopamine in the brain. This is because high levels of dopamine are thought to cause schizophrenia‚ therefore by reducing the amount of dopamine‚ the symptoms of schizophrenia should reduce. Typical anti-psychotic drugs
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Vital Signs The measurements of assessments that are included in the vital signs 1. temperature 2. pulse 3. respiration 4. blood pressure 5. pain Differences between core and surface temperature: 1. core – temperature of the deep tissue of the body 2. surface – temperature of the skin Classifications of fevers: 1. constant – remain elevated consistently and fluctuates very little 2. intermittent – rise and fall – sometimes goes back to normal temperature 3. remittent – similar
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Adrenoleukodystrophy Symptoms Adrenoleukodystrophy is a life changing health condition that is passed down from mother to son if the mother was a carrier of ALD. This disease is full of horrible symptoms that cause the young child a lot of pain. The first symptom is changes in muscle tone‚ especially muscle spasms and spasticity. This means that the muscles will have a sudden involuntary contraction or a violent movement of one of his limbs. Another common symptom is having a successionally
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good to have a beautiful mind‚ but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.” - John Forbes Nash Jr. Those wise words that John Nash spoke a few years back still resonate today. The story starts at Princeton University‚ where John Nash is the recipient of a scholarship. (The Carnegie Prize for mathematics.) Then we are introduced to his roommate Charles‚ a literature student‚ he greets John and they instantly hit it off and become friends. John also meets an interesting group of men
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Research Paper First Draft 15 November 2013 Saved By a Playboy Everyone has seen the Hollywood Sign‚ whether in movies‚ or in person. For years the Hollywood Sign has been a symbol of success and glamour in the movie industry‚ but I bet you do not know that it was almost destroyed. If it weren’t for Hugh Hefner and a few celebrities‚ a movie industry icon may have disappeared. According to Abigail Kelly‚ the Sign originally reading “HOLLYWOODLAND” was dedicated in 1923 as an advertisement
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Abnormal Psychology - Schizophrenia Introduction There are a number of problems with defining psychological abnormality. They include problems with cultural relativity and social norms‚ what is normal within one culture or society may be considered abnormal within another. There are also problems with statistics as some abnormalities have too few or too many statistics to compare and the statistics may not always be reliable. Under the medical model all psychological disorders are considered
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Mental illness has a large stigma around it that it is a made up feeling people use for attention. This is so far from the truth. Mental illness is a real proven pain. Thousands of doctors have proven this is something that must be treated or will only get worse. A cold would not go left untreated‚ but depression‚ bipolar disorder‚ or even schizophrenia can? Schizophrenia is a brain disorder sometimes confused with multiple personality disorder. There are some similar things between the two disorders
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A Beautiful Mind John Nash- A brilliant mathematician‚ John’s troubles begin during his time at Princeton. He begins to hallucinate‚ consistently carrying on conversations and relationships with people who never existed. To make matters worse‚ he is already anti-social‚ and has a tendency to isolate and bury himself in work. As time passes‚ his condition worsens. He begins to believe that there is this elaborate scheme against him; he believes he is being forced to work for the government to decipher
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Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder. Like many other illnesses‚ schizophrenia is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. All the tools of modern science are being used to search for the causes of this disorder. The term schizophrenia is Greek in origin‚ and in the Greek meant "split mind." This is not an accurate medical term. In Western culture‚ some people have come to believe that schizophrenia refers to a split-personality disorder. These are two very
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Signs and Symbols What made the boy decide not to live anymore? The story “Signs and Symbols” by Vladimir Nabokov discusses the complications of life. After moving to America‚ escaping Europe during the holocaust‚ their son is stuck in a hospital where he constantly try’s to “tear a hole in his world and escape” (Nabokov 2) causing his parents to feel its all their fault. The story discusses symbolism‚ setting‚ and structure as three major elements. There are certain symbols in the text such
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