Choose one of the disorders described in your text andor in

Choose one of the disorders described in your text and/or in class. Describe the disorder in detail, including factors in its development, symptoms, and mild versus more severe forms. Focus on the origin of the disorder from the various psychological perspectives, describing at least two perspectives in detail. Then, propose what you think would be the best form of for a person with this disorder. Would you suggest different therapy for a mild versus severe form?

Solution

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which there occurs a loss of touch with some aspects of reality like:’

The positive symptoms include:

Hallucinations

Delusions

unusual or dysfunctional ways of thinking

Movement disorders like agitated body movements

Negative symptoms: include disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors like:

“Flat affect” i.e. reduced expression of emotions via facial expression or voice tone

Reduced feelings of pleasure

Difficulty beginning and sustaining activities

Reduced speaking

Cognitive symptoms:

Poor the ability to understand information and use it to make decisions i.e. executive functioning”

Trouble in paying attention

Problems with the ability to use information immediately after learning it i.e. “working memory”.

Factors in the development of Schizophrenia include:

Environmental factors like:

Exposure to viruses

Malnutrition before birth

Problems during birth

Psychosocial factors

Genetic predisposition

In early phase i.e. the mild phase of schizophrenia people are: unmotivated, emotionless, and reclusive to others. However, in the advance phase, all of the above-listed symptoms appear.

According to most recent researches, (Paul, 2016), Schizophrenia has the biological origin as some 100 regions in the human genome that carry risk factors for schizophrenia.

Environmental factors may also contribute to the development of Schizophrenia like malnutrition before birth.

Therapy for mild Schizophrenia can be:

Individual therapy which may help to normalize thought patterns leading to coping with stress and identification early warning signs

According to the clinical guidelines developed in the United States; the therapy for severe Schizophrenia can be;

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as it is an effective intervention for schizophrenia.