So what are the treatments to help people hat suffer from schizophrenia? As Psychologist and Psychiatrist we must look closely for the symptoms. It is up to each and every one of us to make sure they get the best care they can so they can live happy lives. Symptoms “Positive symptoms are excesses or bizarre additions to thoughts, emotions and behaviors”. (Comer, 2011 )(page 360) “Delusions are strange false beliefs that are maintain even when proved other 2011)(page 360) “Formal thought disorder is a disturbance in the production and organization”. Comer, 2011)(page 360) Loose association is you have thoughts that change in a rapid form. The investigation goes from one topic to another in a fast pace. Hallucinations are when you see and hear things that are not there. Their sounds and sights over run them. It becomes overwhelming. (Comer, 2011) Negative Symptoms Poverty of speech is when one does not talk while others say a lot and mean nothing. Blunt and flat affect is when a person shoes no anger, no emotion, no joy or excitement. With the loss of volition they are unable to finish a task and cannot start one.
They seem to be drained of energy. (Comer, 2011) Social withdrawal is when the person stops going to social events such as church or family outings. Psychometric Symptoms Catatonia is when people do not move for long times of period. They stop respond to the outside world. They seem to be in a world of their own. They do not have any factual expression and their eyes seem to be blank. Diagnosis Ladies and gentlemen this is where we have to be conscious looking at the Symptoms our patients are having.
Schizophrenia can mimic other disorders so we need to be care at how we are diagnosing our patients. The has a very strict regiment that must be met before we can give a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The patient must be having the symptoms for 6 months or longer. The patient must have had a deterioration in his work or home life. They must have problems in their social being and not be able to take care of himself. (Comer, 201 1) Different Perspectives The Biological view is that schizophrenia is genetically caused.
They believe that if a family member has had schizophrenia then you are likely to get it in life when you have a stressful period. The Psychodrama view is that it comes from unloved and cold mothers that did not care about the children. “The patient goes back to pre-ego stage. Then they try to back to reality it asses other schizophrenia symptoms”. (Comer, 2011) The Cognitive view is that during “hallucination and related perceptual that the brain produce strange and unreal sensation triggered by biological factor. (corner, 201 1) (page 370) Coloratura view believe that schizophrenia is in one group of people then another. There are more African Americans then White Americans. It believes that schizophrenia is linked to family stress. Methods Of Treatment Schizophrenia is being treated with therapy. From Conversational to Milieu to token economy programs. People with schizophrenia are treated with antipathetic medicines. In the 1 ass’s a drug called chlorinating was released in the United States. It was a antispasmodic drug named Therein. Comer,2011 ) Although it was very useful people refused to take it because of the side effects. Now we have the second generation known as “atypical”. (Comer,201 1 ) These are known to take away the positive symptoms as well as the negative symptoms. We also have therapy that works well such as Psychotherapy, Conversational, Social therapy. We have communities stepping up opening outpatient clinics for people that have mental issues. Comparing Treatments s my opinion that going to therapy would be the first step in treatment.
With using therapy first they can teach you ways of regrouping. You might have an underline problem that is bothering you and talking it out might be the best medicine If that doesn’t work then a talk with a doctor might give in an added insight. The next step would be the use of antispasmodic drug with therapy. The doctor can change your meds until he finds what works for you. Conclusion Tonight we have found out that schizophrenia has many faces. There are different symptoms for schizophrenia. As healthcare professionals we must earn the symptoms so the patient can get early treatment.
