Symptoms And Treatment Of Schizophrenia - 1011 Words

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that consists of hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and thought. â€Å"Schizo† if Greek for Split while â€Å"phrene† means mind; schizophrenia literally translates to split mind (Burton, 2012). Why is schizophrenia considered to be split minded? According to Khouzam, 2012 split mind is used to describe the disruption within the thought process Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has subcategories that include paranoia, catatonia, disorganized, residual and undifferentiated type. This is partially what makes schizophrenia terrifying because each subtype needs to be treated differently due to a different combination of behavior/symptomology. This fact is why psychologists must ensure proper†¦show more content†¦To better understand the evolution of diagnosis and treatment. The article by Picchioni Murray, 2007 discusses who is at risk to develop schizophrenia along with its causes. The article will contribute t o the involvement of genetics and who is at risk for the development of schizophrenia. The importance of knowing the causes is to help with the effects. If psychologist understand what causes schizophrenia they are then better able to prevent or treat schizophrenia. This paper will be further discussing the diagnoses of schizophrenia within the subcategories or paranoia, catatonia and disorganized. As well the treatment options for schizophrenia including the different therapy modules used along with the medications involved and the effects on a patient’s brain chemistry. Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thought and speech are all associated with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia can be terrifying for the patient since they tend to hear voices. Almost ironically, these voices are usually evil or negative in telling the schizophrenic patient to do sinful or destructive things. These voices may also say hurtful things about the inflicted, and as a result it can be crippling to the patient. Family and doctors alike do not fully understand the voices that schizophrenics sometimes hear. This can be quite scary for the family members not being able to understand what their