Analyzing Psychological Disorders 17
February 5, 2012
PSY 240/ The Brain, the Body and the Mind
Analyzing Psychological Disorders
Presented to:
Instructor
University of Phoenix
Thank you for considering me for the psychologist position with your organization. I enjoyed meeting with you today. I understand as a psychologist, I am expected to recognize all disorders in order to assist people that are suffering. The first part of my paper will discuss schizophrenia disorders. I will briefly explain what areas of the brain are affected, causal factors, associated symptoms and what appropriate drug therapies are available. The second part of this paper, I will discuss the two case studies that deal with Anorexia and Drug Abuse. I will consider what types of relation they have to the nature vs. nurture issue. I will briefly explain any drug interventions that would be helpful and what the effects of those drug interventions could be.
PART A
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that has multiple effects on the individual who suffers from this debilitating mental illness. This illness affects approximately 1% of the U.S. population. Schizophrenia affects three areas of the brain. The three main structures of the brain that are affected by schizophrenia are the forebrain, hindbrain and the limbic system. When looking into the forebrain to see what is happening in a schizophrenic, it is seen that the forebrain is the largest portion of the brain and includes the cerebral hemispheres that are divided into four lobes, it also contains the limbic system, the thalamus, hypothalamus and corpus callosum. The forebrain controls cognition, motor and sensory functions, reproduction, temperature regulation, emotional expression, hunger and sleep cycles. “It is within the frontal lobe where skewed thought organization occurs, creating the delusional ideations that are a common positive symptom of schizophrenia. It is also in this lobe that overstimulation of dopamine
PSY 240/ The Brain, the Body and the Mind
Analyzing Psychological Disorders
Presented to:
Instructor
University of Phoenix
Thank you for considering me for the psychologist position with your organization. I enjoyed meeting with you today. I understand as a psychologist, I am expected to recognize all disorders in order to assist people that are suffering. The first part of my paper will discuss schizophrenia disorders. I will briefly explain what areas of the brain are affected, causal factors, associated symptoms and what appropriate drug therapies are available. The second part of this paper, I will discuss the two case studies that deal with Anorexia and Drug Abuse. I will consider what types of relation they have to the nature vs. nurture issue. I will briefly explain any drug interventions that would be helpful and what the effects of those drug interventions could be.
PART A
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that has multiple effects on the individual who suffers from this debilitating mental illness. This illness affects approximately 1% of the U.S. population. Schizophrenia affects three areas of the brain. The three main structures of the brain that are affected by schizophrenia are the forebrain, hindbrain and the limbic system. When looking into the forebrain to see what is happening in a schizophrenic, it is seen that the forebrain is the largest portion of the brain and includes the cerebral hemispheres that are divided into four lobes, it also contains the limbic system, the thalamus, hypothalamus and corpus callosum. The forebrain controls cognition, motor and sensory functions, reproduction, temperature regulation, emotional expression, hunger and sleep cycles. “It is within the frontal lobe where skewed thought organization occurs, creating the delusional ideations that are a common positive symptom of schizophrenia. It is also in this lobe that overstimulation of dopamine
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