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    PS1124-09 Introduction of Psychology Kaplan University April 26‚ 2014 Schizophrenia The term "schizophrenia means "split mind‚" it does not refer to the splitting of the personality into several functioning personality subtypes as in dissociative identity disorder. Rather‚ the term was intended to convey a splitting of the normally integrate cognitive/behavioral/emotional functioning of the brain. For example‚ a person may suddenly become emotionally agitated even though

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    Cleburne Living Center‚ 1985). As mentioned previously‚ an individual with a severe mental disorder‚ such as schizophrenia‚ who for some unknown reason is unable to obtain the necessary treatment that could potentially lessen his symptoms cannot be held completely responsible for his or her actions. Suffering from a mental disorder such as schizophrenia is not equivalent to suffering from mental retardation due to the fact that one out of the two mental disabilities purposefully

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    variable and it is widely distributed into tissues. The metabolism and drug interactions of trifluoperazine are the same as with the other phenothiazines. It does not show any specific drug interactions. It is indicated for the management of schizophrenia and short-term treatment of nonpsychotic anxiety. ® Thiothixene‚ USP. The absorption of thiothixene is erratic because of its high lipophilicity. It is widely distributed inti tissues and it is more than 90% bound to plasma proteins. Thiothixene

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    Psychological Disorders Part A. What is schizophrenia‚ people may ask‚ It is a brain disease that is chronic and very severe‚ that “more than two Million Americans” (schizophrenia.com‚ 2004)‚ are having to deal with each day. Understanding the causes and treatments of schizophrenia is the first thing that needs to be done when taking a look at the causes and the treatments of this disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is in a person’s genetics‚ or DNA as the professionals would say

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    Paranoid Schizophrenia: A Clinical Case Study Milcah Prasad University of Maryland‚ Baltimore Introduction Schizophrenia is a complex mental illness that is characterized by having psychotic symptoms such as delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disconnect with reality‚ and illogical thinking patterns for at least one month and having a major impact in the lives of the individuals‚ their family and friends (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000). According to the statistics‚ “1 in 100 people develop

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    Vantrice Quates Psy 200 M&W 8a.m.-9:15a.m. Sept 09‚ 2014 Movie Review 1. What symptoms of Schizophrenia did John Nash exhibit at the beginning of the movie? In the beginning of the movie the symptoms John Nash exhibit were hallucinations and delusions. 2. What symptoms did he exhibit at the end of the movie? At the end of the movie the symptoms John Nash exhibit were hallucinations‚ delusions‚ paranoid ideations‚ and a distorted perception of reality

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    safety plans/no self or others harm contract‚ provide psycho education about schizophrenia to increase family insight into MJ‚ helps reduce stress‚ emotional processing‚ cognitive reappraisal‚ structured problem solving‚ and increase family ability to support/encourage patient in treatment compliance and utilize new coping skills (Nichols‚ 2013; Caqueo-Urízar‚ Rus-Calafell‚ Urzúa‚ Escudero‚ & Gutiérrez-Maldonado‚

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    Chesterman did a study to see the connection between post-traumatic stress syndrome‚ otherwise referred to as PTSD‚ and murder. The four gathered 29 participants‚ but only 19 of the 29 actually participated. “In the sample‚ 63% (12/19) suffered from schizophrenia‚ 11% (2/19) each had a delusional disorder‚ major depressive disorder and a schizoaffective disorder‚ while 5% (1/19) suffered from a psychotic disorder [NOS]. Eighty-five percent (17/19) were on antipsychotic medication and 58% (11/19) on antidepressant

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    these disorders that affect your mood‚ thinking‚ and behavior. The large amounts of these cases make it difficult to diagnose someone’s condition accurately. People who tend to believe in conspiracy theories most of the time are labeled as having schizophrenia or

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    mental disorder is a pattern of psychological or behavioral symptoms that can and usually do impact various areas of the life and/or create distress of a person that experiences symptoms. Schizophrenia‚ Depression‚ Mania‚ Anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette syndrome are all types of these disorders. Schizophrenia‚ a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality

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