Research Paper Schizophrenics
America Gomez
Mr. Peterson
A.P. Psychology Per 04
5/ 30/13
Research Paper: Schizophrenia For my research topic I chose the disorder Schizophrenia. We learned about it around the end of this school year. I wanted to learn more about Schizophrenia, which is why I chose it for my research topic. I will tell you what this disorder is, how it is treated, how it may be caused and much more. The definition of schizophrenia taken from dictionary.com is, a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations. People with schizophrenia are usually mistakenly taken for people with dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality disorder, which makes it very difficult to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The term Schizophrenia comes from the Greek roots meaning split mind, but the split is referred to a split between the intellectual and emotional aspects of one’s personality. That separation of intellect and emotions was once the defining feature of schizophrenia, but that is no longer accurate though it does occur. Schizophrenia is diagnosed based on criteria in the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version DSM-IV-TR, or the World Health Organization 's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, the ICD-10. These criteria use the self-reported experiences of the person and reported abnormalities in behavior, followed by a clinical assessment by a mental health professional. Symptoms associated with schizophrenia occur along a continuum in the population and must reach a certain severity before a diagnosis is made. As of 2009 there is no objective test. There is no known cure for schizophrenia today, but there are ways to manage it. The first psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia
Mr. Peterson
A.P. Psychology Per 04
5/ 30/13
Research Paper: Schizophrenia For my research topic I chose the disorder Schizophrenia. We learned about it around the end of this school year. I wanted to learn more about Schizophrenia, which is why I chose it for my research topic. I will tell you what this disorder is, how it is treated, how it may be caused and much more. The definition of schizophrenia taken from dictionary.com is, a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations. People with schizophrenia are usually mistakenly taken for people with dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality disorder, which makes it very difficult to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The term Schizophrenia comes from the Greek roots meaning split mind, but the split is referred to a split between the intellectual and emotional aspects of one’s personality. That separation of intellect and emotions was once the defining feature of schizophrenia, but that is no longer accurate though it does occur. Schizophrenia is diagnosed based on criteria in the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version DSM-IV-TR, or the World Health Organization 's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, the ICD-10. These criteria use the self-reported experiences of the person and reported abnormalities in behavior, followed by a clinical assessment by a mental health professional. Symptoms associated with schizophrenia occur along a continuum in the population and must reach a certain severity before a diagnosis is made. As of 2009 there is no objective test. There is no known cure for schizophrenia today, but there are ways to manage it. The first psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia
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