Diagnosis and Management of Schizophrenia Audrey Addaquay-Corey University of Maryland, Baltimore NURS 740 Identifying Information AK is a single 27 year old female from West Africa. She was born and raised in West Africa until she moved to New Jersey for College at age 19. She currently resides with her parents in Baltimore in a single family home. Chief Complaint “ This is all weird, but I feel like there are people after me” History of Present Illness (HPI) AK graduated from a four
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form of schizophrenia. Psychosis is one symptom which may be detected in many different mental illnesses. It can also be the result of some physical illnesses. Individuals who suffer from psychosis, experience hallucinations, such as hearing or seeing nonexistent items. Psychosis causes the individual to change the way in which they think, feel, and perceive things, as well as behave. The difference between psychoses and schizophrenia is that psychosis is only a symptom, whereas schizophrenia is an
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http://hwcampus.com/shop/psyc-101-final-exam/ 1. Which of these is true of brain development? Dendrite branching accelerates during infancy Myelination takes place during infancy There is an increase in synaptic connections during childhood All of the above are true 2 points Question 2 1. A(n) _____ is any agent that causes a birth defect. androgen teratogen proestrogen estrogen 2 points Question 3 1. According to Piaget, assimilation occurs when individuals
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716 Index major depressive disorder, brain imaging studies, 70–71 malignant catatonia, 333 malingering, 530–531 ‘manic depressive insanity’, 45 manic states, 250, 253 abnormal beliefs and perceptions, 254 amphetamines and, 266 course and outcome, 274 delusional, 16 in HIV patients, 345 in ICD-10, 42 in old age aetiology, 369 clinical features, 370 treatment, 370 in old age, 369–370 mixed state with depression, 255 sensations in, 6 stroke and, 344 stupor in, 31 manic states
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Psychology GE1116 Dr. Angela Isom November 30, 2009 Mood Disorders: Causes, Effects and Treatments In today’s society, people seem to have a lot of problems that are classified as mental disorders. These disorders include: depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, and even seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The immediate stigma that is placed on most if not all mood disorders is that they are sicknesses. In the case of depression, this is not to confuse depression, a normal emotion with biological
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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Affecting 1% of the population usually surfacing in men in their mid to late 20s and women in their late 20s (Crash Course Schizophrenia. Dir. Nick Jenkins. Perf. Hank Green. YouTube, 2014) it is extremely stigmatized and misunderstood. One of the leading reason why it is so misunderstood is that the word schizophrenia literally means ‘split mind’ which has nothing to do
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Paper Brenda Foster PSY 300 General Psychology May 6, 2013 Laurel Taron Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Paper Society’s view on normal and abnormal behavior is constantly changing. What one person views as normal another will view it as abnormal. Normal or abnormal behavior may be determined by social or cultural context. What a person does in one country may be completely abnormal in another country. Society may have its own version of the standards of normal
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Schizophrenia 6/17/2014 A. Hallmark features and diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia 4 1. Introduction 4 2. Defining schizophrenia - Hallmark characteristics 4 2.1 Loss of contact with reality 4 2.2 Hallucinations 4 2.2.1 Auditory hallucinations 4 2.2.1 B. Other hallucinations 5 2.3 Delusions 5 2.3.1 Delusions of persecution: 5 2.3.2 Delusions of grandeur: 5 2.3.3 Delusions of control: 5 2.3.4 Delusions of thought broadcasting and thought insertion
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What is schizophrenia? A living nightmare. Can you imagine living in a world full with bizarre paranoid ideations and hellish voices, an episode of the twilight zone without the entertainment. Schizophrenia is a chronic severe mental disorder that affects the mind and brain, which causes an individual to have a hard time differentiating what is real and what is not. Individuals with schizophrenia, including those who have never been treated, have a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain, especially
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U.S. population is found in a thirty day period to suffer from extreme psychological distress (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). Schizophrenia, depression, mania, anxiety disorder, and Tourette syndrome are the top five psychiatric disorders, and the effects of each on a person’s mental health range from mild to severe. Schizophrenia is a common psychotic disorder; however it is complicated to diagnose because some neurological disorders share the same symptoms (Pinel, J.P.J. 2009
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