schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia ?
The word schizophrenia comes from the
Greek word skhizein meaning "to split"
and the Greek word Phrenos (phren)
meaning "diaphragm, heart or mind"
Definition of schizophrenia ?
Schizophrenia is “split mind,” referring
to a split from reality that shows itself in
disorganized thinking, disturbed
perceptions, and inappropriate emotions
and actions.
Symptoms of schizophrenia :
Positive symptoms
Negative symptoms
Cognitive symptoms
Positive Symptoms
1. Hallucinations: when you see things is not really
2. Delusions: when someone believes something that
is not true.
3. Thought disorders: it is unusual way of thinking.
4. Movement disorders: A person with a movement
disorder may repeat certain motions over and over.
Negative symptoms
1. "Flat affect" (a person's face does not move
or he or she talks in a dull or monotonous
voice).
2. Lack of pleasure in everyday life.
3. Lack of ability to begin and sustain planned
activities.
4. Speaking little, even when forced to
interact.
Cognitive symptoms
1. Poor "executive functioning" (the ability to
understand information and use it to make
decisions).
2. Trouble in focusing or paying attention.
3. Problems with "working memory" (the
ability to use information immediately
after learning it).
Medication for the treatment of schizophrenia
Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, it is successfully treatable with a combination of antipsychotic medications and supportive counseling.
Studies show that while approximately 70% of patients improve on these drugs, about 25% show only minimal improvement
and about 5% actually deteriorate.
About schizophrenia
There are many different subtypes of
schizophrenia, including paranoid,
catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual.
Schizophrenia usually strikes young
people as they are maturing into
adulthood.
So …??!Schizophrenia makes the patient feel...?
Unloved
Sad
Confused
Paranoid
Lonely
Delusional
Abnormal
Finally
There is an example For schizophrenia case Like John Nash, a U.S. mathematician and joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Economics, suffered from schizophrenia. His life has been the subject of the 2001 Academy Award-winning film( A Beautiful Mind ).
Thank you
ByOmar Khattab