Schizophrenia.....What is it?

For my STEM class called Disease here at GCE, we studied and learned about different disorders. We were introduced to a book that medical professionals use to diagnose patients called The DSM-5. This book holds key to the symptoms a person may have and what to look for to say you have it. In this term we learned about the different parts of the brain, we learned about brainwaves and also the functions of them. Over this short brief course I got to learn about a disorder that I always wanted to learn more about. This disorder is called Schizophrenia and I wanted to dive into this because it has affected my family members. I'm not sure when they were diagnosed but I know it negatively affects their lives and also others around them.Without overdoing it i’m gonna get into the presentation.

Scientific definition
Schizophrenia is a a long-term mental disorder that affects with people's thoughts, emotions, feelings, causes withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into delusions.

DSM-V main criteria/ definition
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception and behavior. Five key symptoms of Schizophrenia 1) delusions, 2) hallucinations, 3) disorganized speech, 4) disorganized or catatonic behavior, and 5) negative symptoms.(DSM-5)

1. Delusions may be a person seeing stuff that others may not see. This could be colors, figures or creatures that they can imagine also.

2. Disorganized Speech is when someone that could be in a conversation that might speak incoherently, respond to questions with unrelated answers, or shift topics frequently.

3. Negative symptoms could be wild thoughts, depression, hitting yourself, cutting yourself, thoughts of suicide, or suicide attempts.

Quote from medical professional on using prescribed drugs.

“ Drugs are not effective for all aspects of the illness. Cognitive behavioral
therapy may help with certain symptoms and supportive psychotherapy can support personal strengths and improve quality of life.”(APA) 2019

Parts of the brain affected by schizophrenia/ Brainwaves
-Frontal Lobe / Creates harder thinking ,overlapping thoughts, and harder time to process things.
-Occipital Lobe/ Affected by seeing things and have a hard time seeing whats fake and what reality.
- Hippocampus/ Puts a hold on mental learning abilities.

Brainwaves- increased spontaneous gamma activity other levels change but not as much.

Lesson plan for my class Disease class

What ?	I will give my presentation on Schizophrenia and in the background play an off putting scream. After my presentation I will show a patient with schizophrenia at a clinic, then compare some symptoms that I stated. I will go around and ask others to pretend to hear voices and talk to their neighbor. In the end I asked for any reflections or questions.	2 min 2 min 2 min
Why?	I will give this presentation to inform my classmate more on this disorder and provide interesting facts. The sounds portrayed while I was presenting reflects what goes on in a person with schizophrenia head.
How?	I did all this to effectively try my best to communicate to my peers on a broader spectrum to what this disorder actually affects. I showed this by sight and sound, also with some participation.

J.L Brain activity graph(2019)                

Piecewise function from graph

J.L (2019)

             

A common myth said about Schizophrenia is that it's the same as split personality disorder. Split personality disorder is two or more distinct personality states that occur in one person.

J.L (2019)

Works Cited
American, and American. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth / Fifth Edition :

J.LPresentation on Schizophrenia.” YouTube, 13 Mar. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGXtgpfm-Js.

Kane, John M., and Christoph U. Correll. “Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia.” Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, vol. 12, no. 3, Les Laboratoires Servier, 2010, pp. 345–57, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085113/.

“NIMH » Schizophrenia.” Nih.Gov, 7 Mar. 2019, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml.

PrimaryCare Version (DSM-IV-PC). American Psychiatric Association, 1995.

‌“Schizophrenia - Symptoms and Causes.” Mayo Clinic,  , 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443.

WebMD. “Schizophrenia Treatment:Types of Therapies and Medication.” WebMD, WebMD, 31 Aug. 2016, www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-therapy#1.

Wikipedia Contributors. “Schizophrenia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Mar. 2019,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia.