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    none; Axis III: deferred; Axis IV: primary and social Background information: John Smith is a Caucasian male in his mid-forties still living with his parents. The patient was admitted at the SBBH for having hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and suicidal thoughts. John Smith reported that his hallucinations and delusions kept progressing over the past few weeks. The patient has an ongoing struggle with psychosis and suicidal ideation for a couple of years. John Smith reports that he had his first psychotic breakdown

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    For years and years‚ people have said that before someone dies‚ their life flashes before them. You see everyone you love and care about‚ and all of your memories. That is what is called a near-death experience. In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ there are many theories that Jonas dies and so does Gabriel. There are reasons why people would think that‚ such as the weather or lack of food‚ or maybe Jonas’ injuries. In The Giver‚ people might think that Jonas and Gabriel died; It could have easily been the

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    Story of Beautiful Mind Beautiful mind is the story of John Nash‚ a real mathematical genius who began having symptoms of schizophrenia upon entering school at Princeton University in 1948. Peers viewed Nash as odd‚ eccentric‚ and lacking in basic social skills. He is a recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Prize for mathematics; although he was promised a single room‚ his roommate Charles (Paul Bettany)‚ a literature student‚ greets him as he moves in and soon becomes his best friend. Nash also

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    were at their ends wits. Could these happenening possibly have been due to so much stress? As we all know‚ women get pretty up tight when going through so many situations. In our day‚ many people go through hallucinations. The things that these women went through can be compared with hallucinations had by many daily. A thirty year old woman named Jennifer reported just this last year of how she would hear many different voices in her head‚ and feel a strange sensation of bugs crawling on her skin. There

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    working (short-term) and verbal memory • Impairments in gross motor skills (the child’s ability to control different parts of the body) • Attention deficits • A decline in verbal memory‚ IQ‚ and other mental functions Any signs of hallucinations or delusions must be differentiated from normal childhood fantasies. Most often‚ early warning signs go unnoticed‚ and schizophrenia usually becomes evident for the first time in late adolescence or early adulthood. Schizophrenia that starts

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    it is a mixture of genes and environment. What is known for sure are the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia. The most common positive symptoms are hallucinations‚ delusions‚ dysfunctional thinking‚ and some movement disorders. Hallucinations are things a person sees‚ feels‚ smells‚ or hears that are not really there. The most common hallucinations are “voices” the sufferer hears. Those voices talk to the person and usually tell them what to do or tell them they are in danger. Sometimes‚ if there

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    the about 50% of the patients. This may be underdiagnosed because some symptoms such as insomnia and fatigue may be considered as part of aging or PD. Another troubling comorbidity of the disease is psychosis. The symptoms of psychosis include hallucinations‚ agitation‚ paranoia and changes of sexual

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    of the disease. Actual symptoms include but are not limited to hallucinations‚ delusions‚ being unable to make decisions‚ shifting thoughts rapidly‚ forgetting or losing things‚ losing interest in personal hygiene‚ moodiness‚ impaired cognitive abilities‚ lack of energy and motivation just to name a few. According to Wade and Tavris (2008 pg. 628)‚ schizophrenia is defined as a psychotic disorder marked by delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disorganized and incoherent speech‚ inappropriate behavior‚ and

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    Schizophrenia is a chronic‚ severe‚ and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. Schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and disordered thinking and behavior. About one percent of Americans have this illness. People with the disorder may hear voices other people don ’t hear. Contrary to some popular belief‚ schizophrenia isn ’t split personality or multiple

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    and hallucinations. While negative symptoms the individual suffers from apathy‚ lack of emotion‚ poor or non-existent social functioning. There are many forms of Schizophrenia. In the movie “Beautiful Mind” John Nash is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia which is common form of schizophrenia. Throughout his life he suffers from paranoid delusions‚ which has affected is well own well being and emotionally affecting his loved ones. Throughout the movie he suffers from hallucinations‚ for

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