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    Mental State Examination Appearance • Jonathon Doeman‚36 yrs old Caucasian male attended interview with casual cloths and sunglasses on. • Lightly tattoos on both arms. • Rubbing arms‚ eyes and face and stretching cloths while having conversation‚ slightly anxious at the start of the interview. • Poor eyes contact‚ Grazing hair and unshaven. • Overweight and looks older than his actual age. • Bright clothing and wearing appropriate with the weather. Behaviour • Co-operative with the assessor. (Nurse)

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    False Test Question 35. Confusion in older adults may be reversible. a. True b. False Test Question 36. Which of the following is part of the Mini-Mental Status exam? a. Reality orientation b. Word recognition c. Activities of daily living d. Puzzle solving Test Question 37. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is related exclusively to memory problems. a. True b. False Test Question 38. Which one of the

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    Schizophrenia Thiago DeSouza Liberty University Abstract Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most dangerous disorders that is affecting the lives of so many. Concrete answers are yet to be discovered as researches are yet to solve the mystery of what causes this particular disorder. What is known thus far is that it is a disorder that cannot be prevented but can indeed be treated. Based off of what researchers were able to find out to this point‚ medications and different types of therapies

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    about schizophrenia MYTH: Schizophrenia refers to a "split personality" or multiple personalities. FACT: Multiple personality disorder is a different and much less common disorder than schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia do not have split personalities. Rather‚ they are “split off” from reality. MYTH: Schizophrenia is a rare condition. FACT: Schizophrenia is not rare; the lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia is widely accepted to be around 1 in 100. MYTH: People with schizophrenia are

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    Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that often goes undetected or many times misdiagnosed with other mental health issues. It is one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses around. Because of its recent discovery in 2009‚ much is not known about this illness. Like many other diseases‚ schizophrenia is hereditary. It is more common than not; nearly one percent to one and a half percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with this disease during some point in their

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    was diagnosed as undifferentiated schizophrenia and now his current diagnosis was undifferentiated schizophrenia. Undifferentiated schizophrenia is amental disorder  which is part of the family of disorders broadly known as“schizophrenia.” There are a number of subcategories of schizophrenia including paranoid schizophrenia‚ catatonic schizophrenia‚ disorganized schizophrenia‚ residual schizophrenia‚ and schizoaffective disorder ; undifferentiated schizophrenia is oftendefined as a form in which

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    Schizophrenia Written By: Amanda Higgins June 23‚ 2013 Week 8 - HCA/240 Instructor David Rodvein I am pretty sure most of us have all heard the word schizophrenia‚ but very few of us are actually aware of what it is. Schizophrenia goes back hundreds‚ if not thousands of years. People have always had misconceptions of this illness‚ and often confuse it with a different dis- orders. Fortunately today‚ science and medicine has come a long way and we know

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    Schizophrenia is a mental disorder‚ which severely impacts the way 1% of people worldwide think‚ feel‚ and act. The term comes from the Greek‚ schizo meaning ‘splitting’ and phrenia meaning ‘of the mind’. Therefore schizophrenia literally can be defined as a split mind. This disorder makes it hard for a person to differentiate between real and imagined experiences. It weakens their abilities to think logically‚ express normal emotions‚ and behave properly in social situations. Schizophrenia is a

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    Schizophrenia Casey Spencer Psychology 101 Dr. Carol Servies Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette/Crawfordsville March 4‚ 2009 Schizophrenia Psychosis: Schizophrenia. What does this mean? Schizophrenia is an incapacitating mental condition that has many symptoms and no cure. Most people associate schizophrenia with “split personalities” but that is not true of the disease. Actual symptoms include but are not limited to hallucinations‚ delusions‚ being unable to

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    discuss the disorder known as Schizophrenia. This disorder contains many symptoms and can appear during any stage of life. You will find how long this disorder has existed and how patients with this disorder deal with the symptoms. Schizophrenia is not a terribly common disease but it can be a serious and chronic one. Worldwide about 1 percent of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ and approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder. Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder

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