Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Karen S. Rutledge PSY 326 Research Methods Instructor: Jessica Wayman November 12‚ 2012 Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Introduction Depression is an illness that affects a person’s thoughts‚ mood‚ and even physical health. Depression is described as having feelings of overwhelming sadness‚ emptiness‚ and worthlessness. Depression can become severe enough that it begins to interfere with a person’s
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Schizophrenia and Nursing Interventions Schizophrenia‚ a chronic and immobilizing condition defined as a psychiatric disease affects approximately 1% of the world’s population (Harris‚ Nagy & Vargaaxis‚ 2011). It is known to decrease the standard life expectancy by ten years due to its dire effects on morbidity and mortality‚ ranking it to be among the ‘top ten causes of disability adjusted life years” (Zigmond‚ Rowland & Coyle‚ 2015). The disease presents itself most commonly in young adults‚ and
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the treatment of Schizophrenia (24 marks) There is no established permanent cure for Schizophrenia‚ but there are a variety of therapies which help prevent schizophrenic episodes and also help sufferers deal with their mental illness. One of the main types of therapy used is drug therapy. Drug therapy involves issuing a patient psychotherapeutic drug(s) which are used to alter the chemical functioning of the brain by affecting the action of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters transmit signals
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July 25-29‚ 2011 I have always found Schizophrenia very fascinating subject. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which personal‚ social‚ and occupational functioning deteriorates as a result of strange perceptions‚ unusual emotions‚ and motor abnormalities (Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology‚ sixth edition). People with schizophrenia feel like they are not in control of their own bodies. They actually do lose control of themselves. Their minds start thinking horrible thing and they lose
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"Schizophrenia" By Jim Stevens "Schizophrenia" by Jim Stevens is a poem depicting the way a schizophrenic person ’s brain works. In the first line of the poem Jim Stevens says "It was the house that suffered the most". Although he is using the visualization of a house‚ I believe that he is really just using imagery to portray a human. I believe that each stanza portrays a different symptom of Schizophrenia. Through my studies of this poem‚ I was unable to find any documentation of the poet‚ Jim
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia means “the splitting of psychic functions.” It is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling‚ thought‚ perception‚ and behavior. The first symptoms start to appear in young adulthood. “Its symptoms are complex and diverse; they overlap greatly with those of other psychiatric
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Name (initials only): S.S Unit: 2 East Current Legal Status (Vol.‚ 5150‚ 5250‚ 30 day‚ T-Con‚ LPS-Conservatorship): 5150 Baker Act Multiaxial Diagnostic System: Axis I (Clinical Disorder): Schizophrenia Axis II (Personality Disorder / Mental Retardation): Avoidant at times/borderline. Inability to form new relationships Axis III (General Medical Conditions): Overall health is average however‚ the patient has Hypertension (which is common for adults her age)‚ and Anemia. Axis IV (Psychosocial
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* So‚ cyberstalking. A quick look around the internet‚ and you can find the a range of definitions‚ somewhat similar‚ but none too encouraging. We’ve just got a couple here. One site defines it as an attack for revenge‚ control or just simple anger. Another defines it as the use of electronic means to harass people. * If anything‚ then cyberstalking is a more severe form of cyberbullying and thus it should well be noted‚ that cyberstalking‚ in itself has the ability to absolutely demolish self-esteem
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many different forms of mental illnesses‚ Schizophrenia is one that has around 200‚000 cases each year and affects 1% of earth’s population. What is schizophrenia you wonder? Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has an effects the thoughts‚ feelings‚ behaviors‚ and actions of a person. Part of this research‚ I will share the stories of Kurt Snyder and Jyulo‚ two different people who were living average lives until they were diagnosed with schizophrenia in which their lives began to slowly turn
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Outline and evaluate psychological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Brown and Birley studied stressful life events in the role of relapse in schizophrenics. They found that 50% of people experience a stressful life event e.g. death‚ relationship break-up‚ job loss etc. in the 3 weeks prior to a schizophrenic episode. A control sample reported a low and unchanging level of stressful life events over the same period. However not all evidence supports the role of life events. For example‚
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