Schizophrenia by Taylor Ingram https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8 Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatments en-us 2018-03-16 14:31:16 UTC 2023-02-16 09:36:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png DEFINITION taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/242842522 Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, manage emotions, make decisions and relate to others.


]]> 2018-03-16 14:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/242842522 SYMPTOMS taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245092278
  • Hallucinations
    • Hearing voices, seeing things, or smelling things others can’t perceive

    • Delusions
    These are false beliefs that don’t change even when the person who holds them is presented with new ideas or facts

    • Negative Symptoms
    often include being emotionally flat or speaking in a dull, disconnected way

    • Cognitive Issues/Disorganized Thinking
    often struggle to remember things, organize their thoughts or complete tasks

    have anosognosia or “lack of insight.” This means the person is unaware that he has the illness

    ]]>     2018-03-22 16:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245092278     CAUSES taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245093414
    • Genetics
    isn’t caused by just one genetic variation, but a complex interplay of genetics and environmental influences

    •  Environment
    exposure to viruses or malnutrition before birth

    •  Brain Chemistry 
    problems with certain brain chemicals, including neurotransmitters called dopamine and glutamate
    •  Substance Use
    studies have suggested that taking mind-altering drugs during teen years and young adulthood can increase the risk 

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  • To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a person must two or more of the symptoms including 
    • Disorganized speech
    Disorganized or catatonic behavior



    ]]>     2018-03-22 16:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245094183     taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245096601 2018-03-22 16:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245096601 STATISTICS taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245304978  1% of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia

    approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder. ]]>     2018-03-23 02:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245304978     MISCONCEPTIONS taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245304994 Schizophrenia translates to "split mind", this just means they have hallucinations and delusions, they do not have two personalities.]]> 2018-03-23 02:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245304994 taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245305222 2018-03-23 02:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245305222 TRIGGERS taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245305521 Drug misuse:  Cannabis, cocaine, LSD or amphetamines.


    ]]>     2018-03-23 02:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245305521     QUOTES taingram1 https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245305689 “The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.”
    – Patricia Deegan (American psychologist and mental health advocate)

    “I have schizophrenia. I am not schizophrenia. I am not my mental illness. My illness is a part of me.”
    – Jonathan Harnisch, (Novelist, artist, filmmaker and author of Jonathan Harnisch: An Alibiography)



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    Counseling/ Therapy

    Diet & Exercise]]>     2018-03-23 03:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/taingram1/APPsySchizo8/wish/245313176