Describe two explanations of schizophrenia and evaluate these explanations (9 and 16 marks) Two explanations of schizophrenia are the biological perspective and the psychological perspective. The biological perspective involves genetic factors that influence schizophrenia‚ however the psychological perspective involves environmental factors in which you learn the behaviour of a schizophrenic. The first explanation is the biological perspective‚ it has two subtypes‚ these are biochemical and
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In this week’s reading‚ the book talked about schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia deteriorate into an isolated wilderness of unusual perceptions‚ odd thoughts‚ disturbed emotions‚ and motor abnormalities. The symptoms can be grouped into three categories. The first is positive symptoms which is experiencing of excesses of thought‚ emotion‚ and behavior. The second is negative symptom which feels of deficits of thought‚ emotion‚ and behavior. The third is psychomotor symptoms is patient have
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Schizophrenia is a disabling‚ chronic psychiatric disorder that affects around 1-4 % of the worldwide population (Ho‚ Black &Andereasen‚ 2003) and is one of the mental disorders that least understood although it is one of the most researched disorder. Many researchers in this field neglect the fact that schizophrenia commonly begins at late adolescence as psychosis (Howard et al.‚ 2000). Poulton et al. (2002) study was the first in psychosis literature that found continuity between adolescence psychosis
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Schizophrenia: Case study Jack is a 27 year old man diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has been referred to Top Quality Rehabilitation (TQP) to provide supported employment services. Jack graduated from high school and got a job working in a video store. After working for about 6 months Jack began to hear voices that told him he was no good. He also began to believe that his boss was planting small videocameras in the returned tapes to catch him making mistakes. Jack became increasingly agitated
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Class of antibiotic w/c GABHS is very sensitive to: Penicillin - no reported resistance despite decades of use Single dose of IM Pencillin is effective Formulation for children because of less pain: combination of Penicillin G Benzathine and Penicillin G Procaine Oral penicillin is a good alternative - Penicillin V 4 Alternatives to Penicillin‚ if they have allergy: Erythromycin Cephalosporins Clindamycin Azithromycin What is the advantage of using penicillin as much as possible
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Summary: Further studies need to be done on the usage of Haldol treatment in the long-term. Patients of all ages have been given Haldol and providers don’t now the outcome of a patient who uses Haldol in the long-term. An elderly patient who suffers from schizophrenia are usually given Haldol for a long-term therapy. The provider may administer Haldol as way to decrease the hallucinations or delusions‚ but without knowing what could happen to the patient in the long-term. Rats studies have shown
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Schizophrenia is a lifelong disease for which there is no cure. It is a disorder that affects approximately 1% of the general population. Schizophrenia affects men and women equally. It starts generally in the late teenage years and early adulthood. We know how challenging the symptoms of schizophrenia can be for both those living with the disease and their families. You have to learn to live with them‚ especially if you’re the family member. There are many symptoms that individuals with schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia affects thought and emotion and the person being affected loses contact with reality. It is often confused with DID‚ which is multiple personalities. Schizophrenia is better described as one personality that is broken up. It affects people’s levels of functioning and over half of the people affected have serious disabilities. However‚ today many people with schizophrenia are able to function in the world and may need to only go to the hospital periodically for treatment. Most researches
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Deficit in the ability to attribute mental states of another person such as thoughts‚ beliefs and intentions‚ also referred to as ‘Theory of mind’ (ToM) or “mentalization”‚ is a key component in the functional impairment of social cognition in schizophrenia. The difficulty of patients with schizophrenia to interpret emotional expression‚ social contexts and mental state of others can result in social withdrawal and social isolation‚ and effect daily functioning. This proposal aims to characterize
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Learning that my uncle had schizophrenia made me aware of the seriousness of mental disorders and brain diseases. This sparked my interest in how the brain and the nervous system work and how illnesses of the mind and brain‚ such as schizophrenia‚ autism‚ but also dementia‚ develop. Also‚ I am fascinated by the genetic origins of those disorders and how biological principles can be used to find better treatment options. Additionally‚ I wish to learn more about neuropharmacology to better understand
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