https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz en-us 2018-03-19 02:44:31 UTC 2018-03-20 16:14:37 UTC hello@padlet.com twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243307359 Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that negatively impacts a person's way of thinking, behavior, emotions, and even perception of reality.]]> 2018-03-19 02:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243307359 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243310859 2018-03-19 03:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243310859 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243311090 2018-03-19 03:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243311090 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243452236 2018-03-19 12:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243452236 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243454015 Researchers have yet to pinpoint an exact cause of schizophrenia, but study shows it may be linked to genetics.]]> 2018-03-19 12:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243454015 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243456322

Believes there is multiple genetic mutations

40% more likely to get it if both your parents have it 

50% chance of having it if you have an identical twin with the disorder 

Gene mutations are linked if your family has no history of schizophrenia 

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Exposure to viral infections before birth increases your chance

Lack of nutrition from mother in womb 

Usage of Methamime and LSD distorts your thinking and behavior that are linked to having schizophrenia, especially at a young age or using the drugs very frequently 

]]> 2018-03-19 21:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243773978 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243774230 2018-03-19 21:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243774230 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243793755  In people with schizophrenia, ventricles are larger in the brain.Medial temporal lobes( deals with memory) are smaller. Also, they tend to have fewer connections between their brain cells. Parts of the brain that deal with communication are different in schizophrenic patients than in people without.]]> 2018-03-19 23:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243793755 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243797280 Psychological: hallucination (imbalance of chemicals in brain) , depression, voice hearing, paranoia ]]> 2018-03-19 23:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243797280 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243803927 Behavioral: social isolation, compulsive behavior,  aggression, lack of restraint, etc.]]> 2018-03-20 00:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243803927 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243804592 Other symptoms: fatigue, rapid speech, lack of emotional response, loss of interest in activities, anxiety, impaired motor coordination ]]> 2018-03-20 00:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243804592 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243804712 2018-03-20 00:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243804712 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243827013

About 1.1% of citizens develop schizophrenia in the U.S. over their lifetime

Most likely to appear from ages 16-30 

Most common in men with a 1.4:1 ratio 

Signs can show in early childhood, but is rare for children under 13 

]]> 2018-03-20 03:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243827013 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243833053 2018-03-20 03:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243833053 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243834340 Not curable. 
However, there are medications such as antipsychotics. Also, they have individual therapy, family therapy, and interventions that help them to work on their social skills. ]]> 2018-03-20 04:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243834340 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243834708 Cognitive: delusion, memory loss, disorientation, believes thoughts aren't their own, confusion]]> 2018-03-20 04:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243834708 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243835877 2018-03-20 04:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243835877 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243887727 "The schizophrenic mind is not so much split as shattered. I like to say schizophrenia is like a waking nightmare." 
 
 Elyn Saks]]> 2018-03-20 09:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243887727 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243888999 2018-03-20 09:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243888999 twitherspoo1 https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243891436 2018-03-20 09:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/twitherspoo1/1aluqhl5txoz/wish/243891436