Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Karen S. Rutledge PSY 326 Research Methods Instructor: Jessica Wayman November 12‚ 2012 Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Introduction Depression is an illness that affects a person’s thoughts‚ mood‚ and even physical health. Depression is described as having feelings of overwhelming sadness‚ emptiness‚ and worthlessness. Depression can become severe enough that it begins to interfere with a person’s
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION John Nash is an American Mathematician whose works in game theory‚ differential geometry‚ and partial differential equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance and events inside complex systems in daily life. Nash enrolled as a graduate student at Princeton in 1948 and almost immediately stood out as an odd duck. Unfortunately‚ enough for him his future is not as bright as his genius like capabilities. He attends Princeton as a graduate student who
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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which a persons personal‚ social‚ and occupational functioning in normal life deteriorates to unusual perceptions‚ odd thoughts‚ disturbed emotions‚ and motor abnormalities. A person struggling with schizophrenia will lose contact with reality and begin to lose the ability to function at home‚ school‚ or work. Individuals may also suffer from hallucinations and or delusions. There are three main categories of symptoms for schizophrenia: positive symptoms
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PSY 326 Research Methods Week Two Discussion. 1. Research Design You have been approached by a pharmaceutical company that has developed a new drug that is supposed to be effective in the treatment of schizophrenia. Before mass producing the drug they want to be sure that it is more effective than the drug they are currently producing. They have hired you to design a research study to determine the effectiveness of the new drug compared with the old one. Discuss what research
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1. CASE STUDY: ALICIA Alicia is a 28 year old female that has been referred for outpatient services after being admitted into an acute psychiatric ward for 5 days. Alicia complains of persistent numbness on the right side of her body‚ extending from her face down to her leg. Twice‚ Alicia was admitted into the hospital from the emergency room with a visible amount of paralysis on the right side of her face. After numerous tests‚ ruling out Bell’s Palsy and Parkinson’s disease‚ Alicia was sent
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Final Examination Tonia P. Littlejohn PSY 360 Mr. William Dibiase 19 June 2011 Question 1 What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination? Minimal groups are small assembly of people that are considered together. These people share common interest‚ beliefs and political goals. Group membership leads to prejudice because people discriminate against them simply because they are a part of the group. Most groups are singled out and seem to be different
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Late Adulthood and End of Life Paper Tramaine Layne PSY 375 July 23‚ 2012 Moriel McDuffy Late Adulthood and End of Life Paper Berger (2008) state that late adulthood‚ which begins at age 65‚ is the final stage of the life span development process that culminates through the death of an individual. During the course of the twentieth century the notion of late adulthood changed significantly (Kowalski & Westen‚ 2009). The average person’s life expectancy increased probably by 30 years
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In this week’s reading‚ the book talked about schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia deteriorate into an isolated wilderness of unusual perceptions‚ odd thoughts‚ disturbed emotions‚ and motor abnormalities. The symptoms can be grouped into three categories. The first is positive symptoms which is experiencing of excesses of thought‚ emotion‚ and behavior. The second is negative symptom which feels of deficits of thought‚ emotion‚ and behavior. The third is psychomotor symptoms is patient have
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Treatment for schizophrenia As several factors are involved in the aetiology of schizophrenia‚ comprehensive treatment may require a combination of several treatment methods. As it is not realistic for every patient to receive a combination of several treatments‚ clinicians should devise individualised treatment plans taking into consideration patient’s background and their most severe and harmful symptomology. Biological treatments Antipsychotic drugs Antipsychotic drugs are typically an efficacious
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Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 5/28/2012 Time Spent: 09 secs Points Received: 28 / 35 (80%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 10 8 Grade Details - All Questions 1. Question : An environmental group at a local college is conducting independent tests to determine the distance a particular make
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