Analyzing Psychological Disorders: Schizophrenia
Analyzing Psychological Disorders
Final Project
Malari Danielle Burch
Psy/240
Tami R Gannon
6/22/14
My name is Malari Danielle Burch, and I would like to first thank you for this opportunity with your company. I believe that my vast knowledge of the following subjects and more will prove to be a great fit for the position which I seek. I love the thought of being able to help others who are currently going through the same things that I myself have gone through in the past. I have included the assignments that you have asked me to complete. In this paper, I will be discussing schizophrenia, drug abuse, and insomnia. Schizophrenia is a very serious mental disorder, if not one of the worst. This is one of the least misunderstood as well as one of the hardest to cope with. In my opinion Schizophrenia is similar to heavy drug use only without, of course, the heavy illegal drug use, The symptoms of both are often the same; paranoia, hallucinations, self-destructive behavior, and delusions are a few of the many things that a person suffering from Schizophrenia may have to deal with. Schizophrenia is not only hard on the patient but also on their friends and family. Schizophrenia does not just affect one part of the brain but rather many parts. The main areas of the brain that it affects are the forebrain, hindbrain, and the limbic system. It is believed that Schizophrenia is caused by an overactive dopamine system in the brain (Brain Explorer, 2011). Dopamine is a chemical that is produced in the brain when we are experiencing certain pleasures. Drugs such as methamphetamine also cause the dopamine in our brain to fire off at a very high rate. The smaller parts of the brain that are believed to be affected by schizophrenia are the frontal lobe, cingulate gyrus, temporal lobe, the amygdala, hippocampus, the cerebellum, and the thalamus. There are many symptoms associated with Schizophrenia. There are two different types of symptoms that are associated
Final Project
Malari Danielle Burch
Psy/240
Tami R Gannon
6/22/14
My name is Malari Danielle Burch, and I would like to first thank you for this opportunity with your company. I believe that my vast knowledge of the following subjects and more will prove to be a great fit for the position which I seek. I love the thought of being able to help others who are currently going through the same things that I myself have gone through in the past. I have included the assignments that you have asked me to complete. In this paper, I will be discussing schizophrenia, drug abuse, and insomnia. Schizophrenia is a very serious mental disorder, if not one of the worst. This is one of the least misunderstood as well as one of the hardest to cope with. In my opinion Schizophrenia is similar to heavy drug use only without, of course, the heavy illegal drug use, The symptoms of both are often the same; paranoia, hallucinations, self-destructive behavior, and delusions are a few of the many things that a person suffering from Schizophrenia may have to deal with. Schizophrenia is not only hard on the patient but also on their friends and family. Schizophrenia does not just affect one part of the brain but rather many parts. The main areas of the brain that it affects are the forebrain, hindbrain, and the limbic system. It is believed that Schizophrenia is caused by an overactive dopamine system in the brain (Brain Explorer, 2011). Dopamine is a chemical that is produced in the brain when we are experiencing certain pleasures. Drugs such as methamphetamine also cause the dopamine in our brain to fire off at a very high rate. The smaller parts of the brain that are believed to be affected by schizophrenia are the frontal lobe, cingulate gyrus, temporal lobe, the amygdala, hippocampus, the cerebellum, and the thalamus. There are many symptoms associated with Schizophrenia. There are two different types of symptoms that are associated
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