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    Genetic Disorders: Schizophrenia April 18‚2011 Background Genetic Disorders occur when there is a change or mutation in the information contained in the genes. When cells get older or they have been exposed to something harmful disorders can occur. Genetic disorders can be caused by a mutation in one gene called monogenic disorder‚ by mutations in multiple genes called multifactorial inheritance disorder‚ by a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors‚ or by damage to chromosomes

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    Is Certainty Possible

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    How Is Certainty Possible? Certainty is defined as being free of doubt. In philosophy is there such a thing that we know without any doubt? Do we know anything with absolute certainty? Although we may believe to have genuine knowledge in some cases‚ there are other cases in which we do not know‚ but only think we know. Now therein lies the problem‚ how do we distinguish what is absolutely certain and what is not? This is why the idea of knowledge and certainty is so important. Both empiricists

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    Schizophrenia – A Biopsychosocial Model Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a wide variety of symptoms. The term schizophrenia has been subjected to many misinterpretations since first introduced. The disorder is so common and the symptoms so peculiar the term schizophrenia has become part of society’s standard vocabulary. Schizophrenia is chronic‚ progressive‚ and considered one of the most severe and frequent forms of mental disorders afflicting one percent of the population

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    Schizophrenia: Genetic or Environmental? About one percent of the American population suffers from schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia literally means the "splitting of psychic functions" (Pinel‚ 447). At the time of the early 20th century‚ this is what was used to describe what was assumed at that time to be the primary symptom: the breakdown of integration among emotion‚ thought‚ and action (Pinel‚ 447). Schizophrenia is a form of psychotic disorder which causes people to have difficulty

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    Living With Schizophrenia 38:54 Name 4 problems clients with Schizophrenia commonly experience before their first psychotic break: 1. Hearing voices talking or feeling threatened 2. grandiose delusions 3. peculiar speech 4. Hallucinations What are 4 common symptoms of Schizophrenia? 1. Hallucinations 2. Delusions 3. Incoherence 4. Catatonic or hyperactive behavior What are 3 common struggles many Schizophrenics face? 1. Finding the right medication. 2. Lack

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    Vignette Analysis II What is schizophrenia? Comer (2013) states that “Schizophrenia us a psychotic disorder in which personal‚ social‚ and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions‚ unusual emotions‚ and motor abnormalities” (p.426). What are Delusions? Comer (2013) suggests “delusions are a strange false belief firmly held despite evidence presented to the contrary” (p. 426). What are hallucinations? Comer (2013) states “hallucinations are perceptions that

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    Kramer‚ after he terminated Elaine. Kramer had less work experience and education than Elaine‚ but Jerry hired him anyway. It is very easy to see why Elaine feels the way she does in this situation‚ however‚ she cannot read Jerry’s mind. It is very possible that Jerry fired Elaine for a legitimate reason and chose not to share this with her. Elaine may have produced a rather large error in her part that she overlooked and either cost the company a lot of money or reputation. Perhaps Jerry realized

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    Concerning the cases of adults diagnosed with Schizophrenia‚ I noticed that there were several common features of this disorder. Individuals with this disorder would experience paranoia‚ hallucinations‚ and confusion. These symptoms can be very intense‚ and schizophrenic individuals have an incredibly difficult time trying to distinguish between reality and fantasy. In addition‚ schizophrenia appears to be partially hereditary since several of the cases presented in the video revealed that a parent

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    A2 Psychology: Unit 4 Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations (part of the psychological explanations) Any behavioural explanation of schizophrenia has to incorporate fundamentals of conditioning (classical and operant) and/or social learning theory. Is it possible to make sense of the many and varied symptoms of this disorder within that behavioural framework? Basic Behavioural approach to explaining schizophrenia The behavioural explanation

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    Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia and Dementia Schizophrenia currently is conceptualized as a broad syndrome expressed by a heterogeneous group of brain disorders rather than as a single disease entity. In addition‚ schizophrenia is viewed as the most severe end of a spectrum of schizophrenia-related disorders. Although placed in the category of "functional" psychiatric disorders‚ schizophrenia is associated primarily with abnormalities of brain neurochemistry‚ neuroanatomy‚ and development. Genetics

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