Outline Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia (5 marks) The characteristics of Schizophrenia (SZ) can be categorised into two different types: Type 1 symptoms (Positive Symptoms) and Type 2 (Negative symptoms). Type 1 characteristics include things such as delusions‚ hallucinations and paranoia. Patients may experience things such as hearing voices‚ which are often said to be from God or the Devil. Type 2 symptoms however show more catatonic behaviour‚ for example a loss of drive‚ a lack
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects the persons emotions and distorts how a person perceives the world. The person suffering has confused thoughts and has difficulty telling reality from delusion. It can be described by psychological explanations and biological explanations. A biological explanation of schizophrenia is the dopamine hypothesis‚ amounts of low levels of dopamine in the brain causes a loss of balance and co-ordination‚ it has been found in people with ADHD and Parkinson’s
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How do the four biological explanations fit together to explain schizophrenia or are they mutually exclusive? The biological explanation can be divided into subcategories to explain schizophrenia; genetic‚ biochemistry (dopamine hypothesis)‚ brain structure and season of birth explanation. Firstly there’s genetics. This view says some people posses certain genes that predispose them to schizophrenia. However‚ if schizophrenia was totally and always inherited then concordance rates between MZ
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Psychological treatments for Depression This essay will discuss and compare Beck’s cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and the use of drug therapy as treatments for depression. They differ heavily in their ideologies with regards to what depression is caused by. Beck’s therapy is a cognitive and therefore focuses on thought processes. The idea being‚ that people with depression can change their thought negative processes to positive ones in order to ‘cure’ themselves. Whereas drug treatments
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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which a persons personal‚ social‚ and occupational functioning in normal life deteriorates to unusual perceptions‚ odd thoughts‚ disturbed emotions‚ and motor abnormalities. A person struggling with schizophrenia will lose contact with reality and begin to lose the ability to function at home‚ school‚ or work. Individuals may also suffer from hallucinations and or delusions. There are three main categories of symptoms for schizophrenia: positive symptoms
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment: By Diane Roger-Arroya Psy124 unit 9 Assignment June 18‚ 2013 A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client
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(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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Schizophrenia Understanding the Psychological Disorder Mariah J. Ordaz Coastal Bend College Schizophrenia: Understanding the Psychological Disorder Schizophrenia‚ it’s a term many people associate with crazy‚ psychotic‚ and bizarre behaviors. This disorder has many signs and symptoms and the cause has yet to be discovered. Various studies have been conducted‚ but one singular cause of the disorder has not been discovered. Understanding this serious and baffling psychological disorder is an
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In the treatment of schizophrenia‚ the medical model is the most commonly used paradigm of treatment (Beresford‚ 2005). On one hand‚ the medical model has helped to reduce the blame and stigma towards families of individuals with schizophrenia – the belief that they caused the illness. On the other hand‚ families still do feel disregarded or dismissed as irrelevant by mental health professionals (Johnson‚ 2000). McLean (1990) criticises the medical model for ignoring the individuals or family’s experience
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explanations for the disorder schizophrenia. One of these explanations is the biological model. This model explains schizophrenia through biological faults‚ for example viral infections and brain abnormalities. Genetic Factors Some psychologists say that schizophrenia can be passed down generations‚ meaning that some people inherit the disorder from their parents. Twin research has consistently shown that identical twins have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia‚ if their twin has the disorder
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