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    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‚ but they are not the same thing. Another misconception about schizophrenia is that people with the disorder are violent when they are usually not at all. Schizophrenia’s symptoms are mainly getting hallucinations

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    Case Study (Schizophrenia)

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    Case Study (Schizophrenia) Benny is 52 years old and has been working as a driver for a postal company for the past 28 years. He had a very cheerful and normal childhood‚ with sufficient caring from parents. He loves his parent very much. Benny has been unmarried his entire life. He reports that he has always been "nervous with the girls and such" and avoids making any significant social overtures with women. He meets his sexual needs matter of fact by visiting a prostitute on a regular basis

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    behavior is always clear. [Depends on the context] (FALSE) Low self-esteem can be cured with positive thinking. (FALSE) Is it always better to express anger than to hold it in. [More likely to be aggressive afterwards] (FALSE) People with schizophrenia have multiple personalities. (FALSE) Dr. Phil is a respected authority within the psychological

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    Schizophrenia V. Bipolar

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    Kierrah Thomas Mr. Hamilton English 1020 17 September 2014 Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder: How to Cope With Diagnosed Family Member What is a psychiatric disorder? When you ask many people what a psychiatric disorder is‚ the first thing they associate it with is mental hospitals‚ psychopaths‚ and crazy‚ dysfunctional people. But in all honesty‚ the only people who understand what psychiatric patients are dealing with are doctors‚ psychologist‚ and the family members that have to interact

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    Schizophrenia has emerged as one the diseases that are affecting our society at a large extent in modern days. Schizophrenia affects life of a person suffering from this disorder in thousands of ways‚ effects and severity of the problem varies from person to person who is suffering from schizophrenia. The disease is considered to affect teens and those who are around 20-22 year of age‚ but in reality‚ this disorder can affect people of any age and sex and also it does not depend upon the geographical

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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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    Brain

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    The brain The brain is the most complex organ in the body. It is the organ that allows us to think‚ have emotions‚ move‚ and dream. Given this complication‚ it should not be surprising that there are many ways to separate brain parts. Brain parts can be separated on the basis of what they look like to the bare eye‚ under a microscope‚ or by what certain brain parts do. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system and all of the nerves found in our body make up the peripheral nervous

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    The Brain The central core of the human brain‚ often referred to as the “old brain”‚ is the most primitive part of the brain and can be found in all vertebrates dating back more than 500 million years. The central core is designed to help the human body with basic survival functions such as breathing‚ heartbeat‚ movement‚ balance‚ and sleep. Without the central core‚ the brain would not be able to do major task like telling our hearts to beat and how fast. The central core of the human brain

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    The Brain Brainstem The brain stem plays an important role in basic attention‚ arousal‚ and consciousness. 
It contains the medulla oblongata‚ cerebellum‚ midbrain and pons. Its functions include things that you need to survive‚ such as breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and arousal which makes you awake and alert.All information from our body passes through the brain stem on the way to the brain. Medulla Oblangata The medulla oblongata connects the brain and spinal cord.

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    Understanding & Living with Schizophrenia Rebecca J. Purdy Maryville University Psych 321 IM Abnormal Psychology Abstract Schizophrenia is one of the most severe life altering mental disorders in respect of individuals functioning independently and within society norms. This paper will examine in detail the different types of Schizophrenia and their associated behaviors to determine the mental state of the patient. Although‚ medical science cannot definitively identify the

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