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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia. By Garren Richardson. What is Schizophrenia?. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder classified separately from other disorders because it is not easily categorized as an anxiety or mood disorder

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Schizophrenia

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  1. Schizophrenia By Garren Richardson

  2. What is Schizophrenia? • Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder classified separately from other disorders because it is not easily categorized as an anxiety or mood disorder • Schizophrenia is characterized by the inability to separate reality form a non-reality • Patients often experience non-existent stimuli that create perceptions of things that do not exist such as voices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP3SfgO3_Vw#t=118

  3. Symptoms • Patients often experience non-existent stimuli that create perceptions of things that do not exist such as voices • Symptoms may include: • Exhibiting no emotions • Delusions • Hallucination • Disorganized thinking

  4. Causes • Multiple possible factors to have been discovered: • Genetics – more likely to develop schizophrenia if they have an identical twin with schizophrenia • Women infected with the influenza virus during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to a child who will develop schizophrenia • Schizophrenics’ brain also contains larger fluid-filled areas

  5. Types of Schizophrenia • Five types of schizophrenia: • Catatonic – Little to no movement, possibly vegetative state • Disorganized – Common; disorganized thinking, flat effect, inappropriate emotions or behaviors • Paranoid – Common; delusions, hallucinations, false beliefs of grandeur • Residual – Long term, most symptoms have disappeared, left with flat effect or refusal to talk • Undifferentiated – Not fitting one of the above, suffers from symptoms of multiple types

  6. Treatment • Antipsychotic drugs – most effective in treating SYMPTOMS • Therapy • Counseling • Cognitive behavioral therapy • Self help groups

  7. Case Study • Jack is a 27 year old man diagnosed with schizophrenia • Jack graduated from high school and got a job working in a video store. After working for about 6 months Jack began to hear voices • During the past 7 years Jack was hospitalized 5 times.

  8. For Fun!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCUWkQszA_g

  9. Work cited • www.youtube.com • http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml

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