By Nora Gonzalez Period 5 Schizophrenia

Discussion Question: Define Schizophrenia

What is Schizophrenia?  A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, including inappropriate emotions and actions. The term also refers to splitting of the mind. It is composed of thoughts and action.  Subtypes: 1. Paranoid Type 4.Undifferentiated Type 2.Catatonic Type 5. Residual Type 3.Disorganized Type

Paranoid Type Catatonic Type Is the most common type of Schizophrenia. It is composed of delusions, hallucinations. Symptoms are: hallucinatory voices, hallucinations of smell or taste, violence and emotional distance. A serious lifelong condition, that can lead to many complications including suicide. An illness in which a person looses touch or reality with the world. People with this, may feel as if their in coma: unable to speak or move. This can last up to a month. But Now it is Rare. It can include other mood disorders such as, depression, and bipolar disorders.

Disorganized Type Undifferentiated Typed When a person looses touch with reality. It is involved with thoughts, speech and behavior that don’t make sense. People with this illness, are unable to carry out with their daily activities: such as eating, and bathing. Symptoms are: Odd postures, social isolation, trouble functioning at work or school, and clumsy. Is when a person has positive and negative characteristics but do not meet enough symptoms to be for any of the other subtypes. Residual Type is a form of Schizophrenia that has characteristics of a previous diagnoses. But no longer has any of the symptoms. Some symptoms are remaining of the disorder such as emotional blunting, illogical thinking or social withdrawal.

Difficult Learning Problems Guilt or Obsession Anxious or Fearful Dependent Personality Dramatic; Dangerous Odd or Suspicious Personality Other Characterized Symptoms: -Positive Symptoms (Hallucinations, Delusions, Disorganized Speech) -Negative Symptoms (Lack of feelings, or emotion, No face expression) -Symptoms vary from person to person.

People with this disorder begin to experience change that last at least 6 months, within this month there should be 2 active symptoms. During the 6 months of disturbance symptoms, it should of affected the ability to work, to take care of themselves or to have issues with relationships. Many medications, cause hallucinations and other abnormal effects but that does not mean that a person can or will get Schizophrenia based on that effect.

Etiology Causes Of Schizophrenia:  As said before, The result of an interaction between genetics and environment influences.  If there are first time relatives your at a greater risk  The development of Schizophrenia, depends on the amount and types of stress the person experienced.  Scientist also believe that the cause also comes from a chemical unbalanced in the brain; this chemical can cause messages in the brain to get mixed up and change your point of thought

Risk Factors

Prevalence Women are most likely to develop paranoid delusions and hallucinations. Women who are more commonly diagnosed with Schizophrenia are from the age of Women that are diagnosed find it easy to get married, find a job and live a normal life. Men In the other hand, are most likely to develop Schizophrenia from the age of Men, due to the fact that it strikes men at a younger age, they are less likely to live a better life, and be homeless. 2 million people in a given year live with it in the U.S & 24 million from around the world.

Treatment Atypicals -A class of drugs developed and first used in 1990s. They are more commonly used than conventional antipsychotics. Biological Treatments - Psychological interventions social culture interventions that focus on therapy and family involvement. Most people with schizophrenia have to be hospitalized in homes, for safety reasons and they receive basic needs.

Prognosis With MedicationWithout Medication Taking medication for Schizophrenia can help control the abnormal thinking that occurs in the brain. People who take medication find it easy to begin to live a normal life. They are less likely to hurt themselves and others. There is huge improvement unless the person decides to not take the medication their symptoms will appear again. A person who does not take medication, will most likely end up in Mental Hospital for a few months. There are cases where a person can get to the point of committing suicide. And, if not committed suicide they will most likely end up killing someone.

Personal struggles with Schizophrenia John Hill, 19 Years old. Was Diagnosed at the age of 17. Was developing symptoms at 17, but decided to keep it a secret. His first symptom was hallucinations which caused him and he experienced “severe paranoia”. He finally told his mother, and she helped him seek help. Now he’s a member of the Youth Suicide Prevention Council and Children’s Wellness Center he is being treated and is gladly helping others by spreading his story to others. He states that” Mental Illness is not a disability, it’s a rocky road, I just have to drive around it. Shayanne Powell’s grandmother died at the age of 13. After that she felt a huge change. Her suicidal thoughts became worse. She became paranoid. Slept over her friends house one day and got raped. That’s when her symptoms of hallucinations came in at 15 years old. She was out and in of hospitals for 3 or 4 years. She went back to high school while taking medication and came along with living a normal life even though sometimes she still has difficulties. Teen with Schizophrenia spreads the word about mental illness

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