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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INTRODUCTION Schizophrenia (from the Greek roots skhizein ("to split") and phrēn‚ phren- ("mind") is a severe mental illness characterized by a variety of symptoms including but not limited to loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia is not characterized by a changing in personality; it is characterized by a deteriorating personality. Simply stated‚ schizophrenia is one of the most profoundly disabling illnesses‚ mental or physical‚ that the nurse will ever encounter (Keltner‚ 2007). There
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Schizophrenia is not everyday news‚ but it has had an impact on the world. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning‚ and can be disabling.Doctors and researchers are still studying schizophrenia patients and the effects of medication. Firstly‚ the study over schizophrenia unquestionably had a prolonged
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over Schizophrenia. It is a psychological disorder that I have always found fascinating. It is a serious disorder that consumes a person’s life and is nearly impossible to control. In this paper‚ I will talk about the definition of Schizophrenia‚ the diagnosis of Schizophrenia‚ Schizophrenia in children‚ suicide‚ sexually related characteristics of the disease‚ sleep disorders caused by the disease‚ differences in the disease on different ethnicities‚ and insensitivity to pain. Schizophrenia is a
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expressionless/outer space gaze‚ inability to cry/express joy/laughter‚ unable to concentrate‚ forgetful‚ sleep disorders (insomnia/oversleeping)‚ strange use of words/ways of speaking‚ odd/irritating statements. There are five types of symptoms for schizophrenia: delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disorganized speech‚ disorganized behavior‚ and the so-called “negative” symptoms‚ but the pattern/severity of the symptoms vary dramatically for person to person. “A delusion is a firmly-held idea that a person
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Schizophrenia: Symptoms‚ Treatments‚ and Ethical Responsibility Schizophrenia is a severe‚ debilitating‚ and a chronic mental illness that affects nearly 1% of the world’s population and over two million people in the United States (R. Dryden- Edwards‚ “Schizophrenia”). Schizophrenia falls in the category of psychotic mental disorders which are characterized by behavior‚ thought‚ and social problems as symptoms. Schizophrenia described as a brain disorder that affects the balance in dopamine‚ serotonin
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Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba‚ had
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Staffing Levels on Nursing Quality and Care In recent years‚ the healthcare industry has seen a significant decline in the quality of patient care it provides. This has been the result of reduced staffing levels‚ overworked nurses‚ and an extremely high nurse to patient ratio. The importance of nurse staffing in hospital settings is an issue of great controversy. Too much staff results in costs that are too great for the facility to bear‚ but too little staffing results in patient care that is greatly
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Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder. Like many other illnesses‚ schizophrenia is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. All the tools of modern science are being used to search for the causes of this disorder. The term schizophrenia is Greek in origin‚ and in the Greek meant "split mind." This is not an accurate medical term. In Western culture‚ some people have come to believe that schizophrenia refers to a split-personality disorder. These are two very
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Schizophrenia: Explained and Treatments Jeffrey A. Hurt Professor Leary Abnormal Psychology 203 2 May 1996 Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder affecting people worldwide of all ages‚ races‚ and economic levels. It causes personality disintegration and loss of contact with reality (Sinclair). It is the most common psychosis and it is estimated that one percent of the U.S. population will be diagnosed with it over the course of their lives (Torrey 2). Recognition of this disease dates
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