Analyzing Psychological Disorders 5
Analyzing Psychological Disorders
Your Name
PSY 240 Axia College
Instructor:
Remember, that this is only a tutorial and you should NOT copy and paste this as your own work. It is only to help you with your own paper. Do not plagiarize as you will get into trouble with your school. Thanks and good luck!
It is a pleasure and I thank you for considering me for this position. In Part A I
will discuss Schizophrenia, the causes, what part of the brain it affects, the symptoms,
medications, and therapy involved. Part B will be an interpretation of two cases I chose
with the first case being drug abuse, and the second case being Anorexia Nervosa . These
cases will be analyzed from a bio psychological perspective.
Part A: Causes and Treatment of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe brain disease that interferes with normal mental and brain
function. The five types of Schizophrenia are: paranoid, catatonic, residual, disorganized,
and undifferentiated. This disorder triggers paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations, and
there is also a lack of motivation. If this disease is left untreated it can affect the ability
to interact with other people, to think clearly, and manage one’s emotions.
One cause of Schizophrenia (and there are many) could be, but not yet proven,
genetic. The reason for this is because if a parent or a sibling has Schizophrenia, then
another member of the family may also develop the disorder. It can also be related to
environment. Factors like an early exposure to a viral infection, stress, and childhood
trauma could also increase the risk of developing Schizophrenia. (Pinel, 2007)
Schizophrenia has many symptoms, and comes in two groups which are negative
symptoms and positive symptoms. With a person
Your Name
PSY 240 Axia College
Instructor:
Remember, that this is only a tutorial and you should NOT copy and paste this as your own work. It is only to help you with your own paper. Do not plagiarize as you will get into trouble with your school. Thanks and good luck!
It is a pleasure and I thank you for considering me for this position. In Part A I
will discuss Schizophrenia, the causes, what part of the brain it affects, the symptoms,
medications, and therapy involved. Part B will be an interpretation of two cases I chose
with the first case being drug abuse, and the second case being Anorexia Nervosa . These
cases will be analyzed from a bio psychological perspective.
Part A: Causes and Treatment of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe brain disease that interferes with normal mental and brain
function. The five types of Schizophrenia are: paranoid, catatonic, residual, disorganized,
and undifferentiated. This disorder triggers paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations, and
there is also a lack of motivation. If this disease is left untreated it can affect the ability
to interact with other people, to think clearly, and manage one’s emotions.
One cause of Schizophrenia (and there are many) could be, but not yet proven,
genetic. The reason for this is because if a parent or a sibling has Schizophrenia, then
another member of the family may also develop the disorder. It can also be related to
environment. Factors like an early exposure to a viral infection, stress, and childhood
trauma could also increase the risk of developing Schizophrenia. (Pinel, 2007)
Schizophrenia has many symptoms, and comes in two groups which are negative
symptoms and positive symptoms. With a person
References: Schizophrenia (no date) Schizophrenia Retrieved April 21, 2010 from http://www.schizophrenia.com/disease.htm National Institute of Mental Health. (2009). What Causes Schizophrenia. Retrieved April 21, 2010 from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/schizophrenia/what-causes-schizophrenia.shtml Pinel, J. P. J. (2007). Basics of Biopsychology. Boston, MA About Health Topics (no date) Alcoholism. Retrieved April 21, 2010 from http://adam.about.com/reports/Alcoholism.htm Medicine Net (2009) Anorexia Nervosa Retrieved April 22, 2010 from http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm