Describe two or more psychological explanations of schizophrenia 8+16 marks A01 A02 Sociocultural AO2 Cognitive Introducing Biology The cognitive explanation acknowledges the role of biological factors in schizophrenia‚ suggesting that the basis of the condition is abnormal brain activity producing visual and auditory hallucinations. Further features of the disorder emerge as people try to make sense of the hallucinations. When schizophrenics first experience voices and other worrying sensory
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account for the etiology of schizophrenia. These two models‚ which are antecedents of the different developmental perspectives‚ explain how these perspectives differ and how they can be applied to gain better knowledge of the etiology of psychopathology. It is crucial to regard them in this way so as to identify their weaknesses and strengths. Biological Model and Schizophrenia Numerous scholars adopt several variants of the stress-vulnerability model of schizophrenia‚ and one of the most widely
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for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder which is sometimes referred to as split minds. Sufferers can be known to show symptoms of delusions‚ hallucinations as well as catatonic behaviour. If we are looking at the validity of something it means we are measuring what we are claiming to measure‚ and if we are looking at the reliability of something it means if we repeat the process over and over we should always get the same if not very similar results. Schizophrenia is classified
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Schizophrenia: The Effects and Results it had On Michael B. Laudor There have been several “infamous” people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia that have become the center of news. In this paper I will identify and discuss the events in 1998 that first brought awareness to me as to what is schizophrenia. Prior to the event I knew very little about the illness‚ let alone the word schizophrenia. That event is the and the Michael Lauder case. Also‚ I will later discuss the stigmas
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And Its Effects Upon The Individual‚ Their Carers‚ Family and Friends Summative Assessment 3299 Words 10th July 2013 Schizophrenia is a widely recognized chronic and severe psychiatric disorder which according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE‚ 2009) guidelines‚ affects one per-cent of the UK population. Schizophrenia can be classified as an overall category for the mental illness; however‚ diagnostic tools such as the International Classification of
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Mr. Maxwell is a 55-year-old Caucasian male who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. He reposts he has lost about 15-20lbs in the past 2 months without significant changes to his diet or exercise regimen. He also reports that he had been experiencing intermittent nausea and vomiting for the past 3 months‚ the episodes would usually last for a day or two then resolve on its own. He states that he has recently started spotting some blood
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA‚ AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND ORGANIC BRAIN DAMAGE WITH THE HELP OF WECHSLER SCALE Shakti Mehrotra Dr. Ambalika Sinha * Scientist ‘F’ Selection Centre East‚ Allahabad. **Assistant Professor‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences MNNIT‚ Allahabad ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic value of Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised ( WAIS-R ) and Weschler Adult Performance
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION DEFINITION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA THE MEDICAL MODEL * POSSIBLE MEDICAL CAUSES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA * SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA * DISCUSSION OF THE DSM-IV-TR THE FAMILY SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will show how the medical model of Psychopathology and the family systems model reflect linear and circular causality respectively by referring to the causes of Schizophrenia. SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is characterised by a broad spectrum
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Precious Abidoye Movie analysis of The Beautiful Mind Overview The film “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” characterizes the story of the brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. This film was directed by Ron Howard and it’s based on the true life story of a genius mathematician Nash which is portrayed by the actor Russell Crowe. At the beginning of the movie Nash starts his career at Princeton University as a mathematics graduate student where he was well known for his
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Crash analysis Haggi’s 2004 ‘Crash’ is a film that explores the different dimensions of human nature and how quick humans are to judge a person based on their physical appearance and the stereotypes associated with them. Set in Los Angeles post 9/11‚ the film is a vignette of over a 36 hour period and explores the themes of appearance vs. reality‚ racism and stereotypes and lastly fate. In specific reference to the cloak scene ‚ which involves Farhad( the Persian shopkeeper) confronting
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