1. Don’t forget…. You have an open-note quiz on Tuesday
Please have a seat
Don’t forget…. You have an open-note quiz on Tuesday

2. Schizophrenia

3. Schizophrenia General Characteristics Loss of touch with reality
Thought distortions
Hallucinations delusions
May have reoccurring episodes.

4. Schizophrenia Catatonic Disturbance in movement
May adopt uncomfortable poses for long periods of time.

5. Schizophrenia Paranoid Feel threatened by others
May believe that they have special powers.

6. Schizophrenia Develops between the ages of 13 – 28 (approximately)
Connected to the frontal lobe?

7. Art and Psychology

9. Art Therapy
People suffering from mental disorders often have trouble communicating.
Memory problems
Can’t control thoughts
Verbal difficulties
Trauma/stress is too much
Overwhelmed by emotions
Art provides an outlet.

12. Schizophrenia & Art

13. Louis Wain Illustrator and cartoonist.
Known for his animal prints (particularly cats)
Worked on calendars, cards, albums…
Psychosis took over his life
Delusions began to be reflected in his paintings.
Last 15 years of his life were spent in institutions.

14. Louis Wain Normal Paintings

15. Louis Wain Beginning of Psychosis

16. Louis Wain

17. Supplies… Everyone needs art supplies (back of the room).
Everyone needs 1 piece of white paper.
Fold the paper into 4 sections.
Number each section (1-4)