Running head: PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA 2 Mental disorders are diseases that have plagued the world for years; one of the worst of these disorders being Paranoid Schizophrenia. In 1896 the terrible disorder was first named dementia praecox by Emil Kraeplin. Later in 1911 Eugene Bleuler renamed the disorder to dementia
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is an extremely puzzling condition‚ the most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses. Approximately one percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lives. With the sudden onset of severe psychotic symptoms‚ the individual is said to be experiencing acute schizophrenia. Psychotic means out of touch with reality‚ or unable to separate real from unreal experiences. Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by loss of touch with reality
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by distorted thinking‚ impaired emotional responses‚ poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most common of psychotic disorders that‚ in most countries around the world‚ affects around 1 per cent of the population. In terms of explanations for the disorder‚ two central types of explanations arise – psychological explanations and biological explanations
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have bodies and minds. With our bodies‚ we eat‚ talk‚ breathe‚ move and touch the world. With our minds‚ we think‚ understand‚ memorize‚ desire and create ideas. Modern science can well explain what goes on in our bodies as a result of biomechanical and electrochemical interactions. But what about our minds? It seems that thoughts are not substances; they have no shapes or weights and cannot be touched. It is always controversial that whether our minds are immaterial souls or our minds are brains.
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References: Spealing K. M. (2002). National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression: Overview of Schizophrenia. New York: NIH Publications. Segal J. & Smith M. (2012). Schizophrenia: Signs‚ Types and Causes. USA: Elsevier. Potter A. P. & Perry A. G. (2001). Fundamentals of Nursing. (5th ed.).St. Louis‚ Philadelphia‚ London‚ Sydney‚ Toronto: Mosby. Karch M. A. (2012)
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Schizophrenia: Genetic or Environmental? About one percent of the American population suffers from schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia literally means the "splitting of psychic functions" (Pinel‚ 447). At the time of the early 20th century‚ this is what was used to describe what was assumed at that time to be the primary symptom: the breakdown of integration among emotion‚ thought‚ and action (Pinel‚ 447). Schizophrenia is a form of psychotic disorder which causes people to have difficulty
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Red soils develop in a warm‚ temperate‚ wet climate under deciduous forests and have thin organic and mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on red layer made of iron oxide(ferric oxide). Red soils generally form from iron-rich sediments. They are usually poor growing soils‚ low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate. These soils are developed on old crystalline rocks under moderate to heavy rainfall conditions. They are deficient in phosphoric acid‚ organic matter
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Do not Disgrace Sir.M.Vishvesraiah. At the portals of S.K.S.J Technological institute‚ Bangalore‚ our seniors had warned us that‚ we should pay our respects to Mokshagundum‚ everyday to get total moksha from the rigors of professional education. Having not known which fearsome God ‚it was‚ we had spent some early anxious days until‚ we found out that‚ he is none other than our professor and vice-principal‚ a soft spoken and scholarly Mokshagundum Krishnamurthy‚the nephew & heir to sir M
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that‚ when comorbid with substance abuse disorder (cocaine & alcohol abuse disorder)‚ causes various effects on the physical and mental capacities. Schizophrenia by itself produces various effects on the physical and mental processes‚ so when people with Schizophrenia have comorbid substance abuse or alcohol abuse disorder they increase their chances of experiencing problems. Ziedonis & Fisher (1994) found that on average‚ 33% of people suffering from schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia is a major mental illness which can be identified through signs and symptoms that can be categorized into positive and negative symptoms. This essay will identify what signs and symptoms go under each category and discuss in detail different care and pharmacological treatments available for people suffering from schizophrenia. Treatment and care requirements under the NSW Mental Health Act 2007 will also be discussed along with my own opinion on the Australian community’s attitudes
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