Psychology The Horror Of Schizophrenia - 1521 Words

Emelia Baidoo Abnormal Psychology The Horror of Schizophrenia 10/07/2015 Schizophrenia Background (course of the disorder)Schizophrenia is a severe cognitive impairment that interferes with a person’s mental or emotional and behavior, all of which have a bizarre aspect. Delusions, also generally bizarre, and hallucinations, generally auditory in type, also typically occur. The original name for this illness, â€Å"dementia praecox,† was coined by Emil Kraepelin, a German psychiatrist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, whose description of the illness remains a guiding force for modern investigators.. As soon as onset of the illness has occurred, it progresses with social impairment, which eventually leads†¦show more content†¦Men tend to experience symptoms a little earlier than women. Most of the time, people do not get schizophrenia after age 45. Schizophrenia rarely occurs in children, but awareness of childhood-onset schizophrenia is increasing. Risk factor for the disorder: Although the precise cause of schizophrenia isn t known, environment factors such the season of birth seem to increase the risk of developing or triggering schizophrenia, genetic and physiological factors is also a contributing factor to the development of the disease. There is a strong contribution for genetic factors in determining risk for schizophrenia, though most individuals who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia have no family history of psychosis. Liability is conferred by spectrum of risk alles, common and rare, with each allele contributing only a small fraction to the total population variance. Family including: It can be difficult to diagnose schizophrenia in teens. This is because the first signs can include a change of friends, a drop in grades, sleep problems, and irritability—behaviors that are common among teens. A combination of factors can predict schizophrenia in up to 80% of youth who are at high risk of developing the illness. These factors include isolating oneself and withdrawing from others, an increase in unusual thoughts and suspicions, and a family history of psychosis. In Disorders that are often co-morbid