[Title Here‚ up to 12 Words‚ on One to Two Lines] Abstract For years scientist working in this field have attempted to classify types of schizophrenia. According to the DSM-III there were five different types (disorganized‚ catatonic‚ paranoid‚ residual‚ and undifferentiated) however‚ the first three were originally proposed by Kraepelin. Currently today‚ these classifications are still being used in the DSM-V‚ however predicting the outcomes of the disorder
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Schizophrenia Tony Woodall South Georgia Technical College This paper is meant to be written to provide a better understanding of schizophrenia‚ its history and diagnosis and treatment. There are a lot of views concerning this disorder and they are found all over the internet and in different books published about the disorder. It seems that writing one paper could consume a lot of time and patience. I believe that even putting all of what I have found as far as beliefs
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was diagnosed as undifferentiated schizophrenia and now his current diagnosis was undifferentiated schizophrenia. Undifferentiated schizophrenia is amental disorder which is part of the family of disorders broadly known as“schizophrenia.” There are a number of subcategories of schizophrenia including paranoid schizophrenia‚ catatonic schizophrenia‚ disorganized schizophrenia‚ residual schizophrenia‚ and schizoaffective disorder ; undifferentiated schizophrenia is oftendefined as a form in which
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Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that often goes undetected or many times misdiagnosed with other mental health issues. It is one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses around. Because of its recent discovery in 2009‚ much is not known about this illness. Like many other diseases‚ schizophrenia is hereditary. It is more common than not; nearly one percent to one and a half percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with this disease during some point in their
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abnormalities in neurodevelopment are related to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia (Lewis‚ 1989). This hypothesis was presented by D.R. Weinberger in 1987 but only focused on pathogenesis and failed to address etiology (Weinberger‚ 1989). This hypothesis was based on observations using modern imaging techniques that revealed some structural brain changes at the onset of illness focusing on the concept of a “lesion” (Turner et al.‚ 1986). Schizophrenia research has been influenced greatly by this hypothesis in
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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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The Case of Schizophrenia Spencer Surjue-Bowens Pysch410 Prof Nyiema Carter February 6‚ 2013 Dr. John Hunter‚ a noted therapist asserts that Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness (Hunter‚ 2003). Symptoms may include auditory hallucinations‚ paranoid or bizarre delusions‚ or disorganized speech and thinking‚ and is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. This disorder mainly affects
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Heritability Why are twin studies valuable in behavioral genetics research? -Twin studies are valuable in behavioral genetics research because of the argument of nature versus nurture. If 2 twins‚ particularly identical twins‚ raised the exact same way turn out very differently‚ it is because there is something different in them genetically that determines their differences. What does the research say about the effect of environment on IQ scores in poor homes versus affluent homes? What does
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discuss the disorder known as Schizophrenia. This disorder contains many symptoms and can appear during any stage of life. You will find how long this disorder has existed and how patients with this disorder deal with the symptoms. Schizophrenia is not a terribly common disease but it can be a serious and chronic one. Worldwide about 1 percent of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ and approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder. Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder
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Schizophrenia Most people go about their day without worrying about how difficult seemingly simple tasks can be. However‚ some people in this world can’t do things like watch television‚ talk on the phone‚ or converse with co-workers without professional help. Approximately 54 million Americans suffer from some sort of mental illness per year and a very few of those suffer from a chronic‚ severe disorder called schizophrenia. Experts are not sure on the exact causes of schizophrenia. Many say
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