Mind: Schizophrenia Fernanda Green SOC 313 Instructor Deborah LaBarca May 21‚ 2013 Schizophrenia I. Introduction a) Percentage of the U.S. population being affected by Schizophrenia II. Definition: What is schizophrenia? III. Symptoms caused by the disorder: Challenges of the afflicted patient population IV. Who is more likely to be affected by the illness? V. Intervention(s): How to promote health stability for those dealing with symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Child Schizophrenia 1. Premorbid speech and language impairments in childhood-onset schizophrenia: Association with risk factors Summary In this article they speak about how they examined 49 patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia. They were examine for neurodevelopmental impairments and familial risk factors with are noticeable for kids with onset psychosis by the age of 12. They examined both with and without developmental impairments. As a result‚ more than one half of the patients
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abnormalities in neurodevelopment are related to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia (Lewis‚ 1989). This hypothesis was presented by D.R. Weinberger in 1987 but only focused on pathogenesis and failed to address etiology (Weinberger‚ 1989). This hypothesis was based on observations using modern imaging techniques that revealed some structural brain changes at the onset of illness focusing on the concept of a “lesion” (Turner et al.‚ 1986). Schizophrenia research has been influenced greatly by this hypothesis in
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Schizophrenia disorder is a condition in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia systems such as hallucinations or delusions and mood disorder systems such as mania or depression. Schizophrenia disorder is also a psychological conclusion that comprises both psychosis such as of contact with reality and abnormal thought processes and deregulated emotions. According to the article “Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia‚” experiment study
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unit 4 – Schizophrenia ‘In an important and influential criticism of the diagnosis of mental illness‚ Rosenhan (1973) showed that healthy ‘pseudopatients’could gain admission to psychiatric hospitals by pretending to have auditory hallucinations. Although systems of classification and diagnosis have changed considerably since the 1970’s‚ many people still have concerns about their accuracy and approriatness.’ Discuss issues surrounding the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia. (9
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focuses on the diagnosis of schizophrenia‚ a major mental illness with much stigma and misinformation associated with it. World Health Organisation (WHO‚ 2012) epidemiological evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a mental illness affecting 24 million people worldwide. This essay will define schizophrenia and its characteristic signs and symptoms in relation to cognition‚ mood‚ behaviour and psychosocial functioning. The criteria enabling a diagnosis of schizophrenia are explored‚ as well as contemporary
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Meet the Client: Bob Tyler Bob Tyler‚ a 40-year-old male‚ is brought to the emergency department by the police after being violent with his father. Bob has multiple past hospitalizations and treatment for schizophrenia. Bob believes that the healthcare providers are FBI agents and his apartment is a site for slave trading. He believes that the FBI has cameras in his apartment to monitor his moves and broadcast them on TV. Initial Assessment The nurse asks Mr. Tyler what he would like to be called
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son Chris. The mom was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and her disease affected each one of their lives. The disease affected the mother because she had to leave her family to go to the psychiatric hospital. The disease affected the dad because he had to take time off from work to look after Chris. He also lost his job. The disease affected the son because the other children made fun of him at school. They called his mom crazy. His mom diagnoses of Schizophrenia made Chris embarrassed of her. He yelled
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Pathophysiology case study 2 K.H. is a 67-year-old African-American man with primary hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He is currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 135/96. His heart rate is 70 beats/min. He has no complaints. His wife brought a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope with her in the hope of learning to take
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in clinical Angio-Cardio-Thoracic Pathophysiology and Imaging will not only provide me with more specific knowledge and research opportunities at the graduate level‚ but it will serve as a foundation for a career in the field of cardiothoracic diseases and Imaging. An academic career would allow me to continue lifelong Angio-Cardio-Thoracic Pathophysiology research and contributions to the science of cardiothoracic diseases and imaging. Attaining
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