Paranoid Schizophrenia: Overview
COLEGIO DE SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA
Guinsay, Danao City, Cebu
COLLEGE OF NURSING
NCM 105
PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
Submitted by:
Maria Pamela Olive A. Ocan
Yasnee Zayfa A. Talasain
Submitted to:
Mr. John Andro D. Banga. R.N., M.N.
Clinical Instructor (NCM105)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 II. Psychopathophysiology---------------------------------------------------------- 2 III. Description, Statistics & Incidence--------------------------------------------- 4 IV. Related Readings / Articles------------------------------------------------------ 5 V. Conclusion--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 VI. Video Presentation---------------------------------------------------------------- 10
INTRODUCTION Paranoid schizophrenia represents the most common of the many sub-types of the debilitating mental illness known collectively as schizophrenia. People with all types of schizophrenia become lost in psychosis of varying intensity, causing them to lose touch with reality. Untreated, people with psychotic disorders lose their ability to function in daily life. Typically, a paranoid schizophrenic experiences auditory hallucinations along with deluded thought processes and beliefs. They often believe others plot and conspire against them or their family members. People with paranoid schizophrenia tend to fare better than those suffering from one of the other subtypes. They experience fewer issues with concentration, memory, and emotional apathy, allowing them to function better in everyday life. Patients often describe life with paranoid schizophrenia as a dark and fragmented world – a life marked by suspicion and isolation where voices and visions torment them in a daily waking nightmare. Researchers do not have a clear understanding of the causes of paranoid schizophrenia symptoms or those associated with
Guinsay, Danao City, Cebu
COLLEGE OF NURSING
NCM 105
PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
Submitted by:
Maria Pamela Olive A. Ocan
Yasnee Zayfa A. Talasain
Submitted to:
Mr. John Andro D. Banga. R.N., M.N.
Clinical Instructor (NCM105)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 II. Psychopathophysiology---------------------------------------------------------- 2 III. Description, Statistics & Incidence--------------------------------------------- 4 IV. Related Readings / Articles------------------------------------------------------ 5 V. Conclusion--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 VI. Video Presentation---------------------------------------------------------------- 10
INTRODUCTION Paranoid schizophrenia represents the most common of the many sub-types of the debilitating mental illness known collectively as schizophrenia. People with all types of schizophrenia become lost in psychosis of varying intensity, causing them to lose touch with reality. Untreated, people with psychotic disorders lose their ability to function in daily life. Typically, a paranoid schizophrenic experiences auditory hallucinations along with deluded thought processes and beliefs. They often believe others plot and conspire against them or their family members. People with paranoid schizophrenia tend to fare better than those suffering from one of the other subtypes. They experience fewer issues with concentration, memory, and emotional apathy, allowing them to function better in everyday life. Patients often describe life with paranoid schizophrenia as a dark and fragmented world – a life marked by suspicion and isolation where voices and visions torment them in a daily waking nightmare. Researchers do not have a clear understanding of the causes of paranoid schizophrenia symptoms or those associated with