COLEGIO DE SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA Guinsay‚ Danao City‚ Cebu COLLEGE OF NURSING NCM 105 PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA Submitted by: Maria Pamela Olive A. Ocan Yasnee Zayfa A. Talasain Submitted to: Mr. John Andro D. Banga. R.N.‚ M.N. Clinical Instructor (NCM105) TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 II. Psychopathophysiology---------------------------------------------------------- 2 III. Description
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is an extremely puzzling condition‚ the most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses. Approximately one percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lives. With the sudden onset of severe psychotic symptoms‚ the individual is said to be experiencing acute schizophrenia. Psychotic means out of touch with reality‚ or unable to separate real from unreal experiences. Schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by loss of touch with reality
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by distorted thinking‚ impaired emotional responses‚ poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most common of psychotic disorders that‚ in most countries around the world‚ affects around 1 per cent of the population. In terms of explanations for the disorder‚ two central types of explanations arise – psychological explanations and biological explanations
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Introduction This essay is about Schizophrenia and how it has many effects on a person’s ability to lead a meaningful life. Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder‚ mental health is described as level of psychological well-being‚ or an absence of a mental disorder. The disease is found in all cultures throughout the world. Both genders are equally affected. The age of onset of schizophrenia appears to be a factor in the presentation of symptoms. How different social classes can affect a person
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Schizophrenia essay Symptoms and diagnostics part 1 Schizophrenia is often characterized by intensive cognition and emotional tests by a psychiatrist. It has an impact on the humanistic impute such as language‚ affection‚ perception‚ thought and sense of oneself. But symptoms can vary widely in severity‚ can come and go or be persistent. For those who experience symptoms that are mild can a first sign be withdrawal. In symptoms surrounding Schizophrenia it usually falls into one or more
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Understanding & Living with Schizophrenia Rebecca J. Purdy Maryville University Psych 321 IM Abnormal Psychology Abstract Schizophrenia is one of the most severe life altering mental disorders in respect of individuals functioning independently and within society norms. This paper will examine in detail the different types of Schizophrenia and their associated behaviors to determine the mental state of the patient. Although‚ medical science cannot definitively identify the
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References: Spealing K. M. (2002). National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression: Overview of Schizophrenia. New York: NIH Publications. Segal J. & Smith M. (2012). Schizophrenia: Signs‚ Types and Causes. USA: Elsevier. Potter A. P. & Perry A. G. (2001). Fundamentals of Nursing. (5th ed.).St. Louis‚ Philadelphia‚ London‚ Sydney‚ Toronto: Mosby. Karch M. A. (2012)
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Case Study (Schizophrenia) Benny is 52 years old and has been working as a driver for a postal company for the past 28 years. He had a very cheerful and normal childhood‚ with sufficient caring from parents. He loves his parent very much. Benny has been unmarried his entire life. He reports that he has always been "nervous with the girls and such" and avoids making any significant social overtures with women. He meets his sexual needs matter of fact by visiting a prostitute on a regular basis
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APA Module Assignment APA also known as American Psychological Association was founded in 1929 by a group of psychologists‚ anthropologist and research scholars. It is a method of formatting and citing the idea inside the document which was originally used by someone else in their article. In other words‚ APA is the style of giving proper citation to a statement‚ quote or idea of others that helps the reader for quick reference at the end of the paper. It enhances the legitimacy and originality
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Reference list The APA style guide prescribes that the Reference section‚ bibliographies and other lists of names should be accumulated by surname first‚ and mandates inclusion of surname prefixes. For example‚ "Martin de Rijke" should be sorted as "De Rijke‚ M." and "Saif Al Falasi" should be sorted as "Al-Falasi‚ S." (The preference for Arabic names now is to hyphenate the prefix so that it remains with the surname.) Book by one author • Sheril‚ R. D. (1956). The terrifying future: Contemplating
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