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Katie Raborn

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  • no known single cause responsible for schizophrenia
    • Katie Raborn
       
      There isn't a cause for schizophrenia.
  • chemical imbalance in the brain is an inherited factor which is necessary for schizophrenia to develop.
  • -genetic, behavioral, and environmental--play a role in the development of this mental health condition.
    • Katie Raborn
       
      The disorder can be caused by behavioral, genetic, and environmental roles.
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  • considered to be multifactorially inherited
  • Multifactorial inheritance means that "many factors"
  • where a combination of genes from both parents, in addition to unknown environmental factors, produce the trait or condition
  • factors are usually both genetic and environmental
  • Often, one gender (either males or females) is affected more frequently than the other in multifactorial traits
    • Katie Raborn
       
      one gender in the family is effect more than the other gender. Which means one gender is more likely to show the problem of having schizophrenia.
  • means that one gender is more likely to show the problem
  • Slightly more males develop schizophrenia in childhood, however, by adolescence schizophrenia affects males and females equally.
    • Katie Raborn
       
      More males are effected in early childhood rather than females but it still effects males and females equally.
  • Although schizophrenia affects men and women equally, symptoms in men generally begin earlier than in women
  • schizophrenia first appears in men during their late teens or early 20s
  • women, schizophrenia often first appears during their 20s or early 30s.
  • schizophrenia affects 2.7 million Americans
  • child born into a family with one or more schizophrenic family member has a greater chance of developing schizophrenia than a child born into a family with no history of schizophrenia.
  • chance for a sibling to also be diagnosed with schizophrenia is 7 to 8 percen
  • If a parent has schizophrenia, the chance for a child to have the disorder is 10 to 15 percen
  • Risks increase with multiple affected family members.
  • Distorted perception of reality (i.e., difficulty telling dreams from reality) Confused thinking (i.e., confusing television with reality) Detailed and bizarre thoughts and ideas Suspiciousness and/or paranoia (fearfulness that someone, or something, is going to harm them) Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not real such as hearing voices telling them to do something) Delusions (ideas that seem real but are not based in reality) Extreme moodiness Severe anxiety and/or fearfulness Flat affect (lack of emotional expression when speaking) or inability to manage emotions Difficulty in performing functions at work and/or school Exaggerated self-worth and/or unrealistic sense of superiority of one's self Social withdrawal (severe problems in making and keeping friends ) Disorganized or catatonic behavior (suddenly becoming agitated and confused, or sitting and staring, as if immobilized) Odd behaviors
    • Katie Raborn
       
      Some symptoms of Schizophrenia but people can experience different symptoms of the disorder
  • The symptoms of schizophrenia are often classified as positive (symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, and bizarre behavior), negative (symptoms including flat affect, withdrawal, and emotional unresponsiveness), disorganized speech (including speech that is incomprehensible), and disorganized or catatonic behavior (including marked mood swings, sudden aggressive, or confusion, followed by sudden motionlessness and staring).
    • Katie Raborn
       
      There are different classifications of schizophrenia such as positive, negative, and catatonic behavior.
  • diagnosed by a psychiatrist
  • Specific treatment for schizophrenia will be determined by your physician based on: Your age, overall health, and medical history Extent of the disease Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies Expectations for the course of the disease Your opinion or preference
    • Katie Raborn
       
      Treatment is based on many different things like age, health and medical history
  • Types of treatment that may be helpful to an individual with schizophrenia may include: Medications (also called psychopharmacological management; to reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia), including the following: Neuroleptics--a specialized class of medications used to treat schizophrenia. Neuroleptics are used primarily to treat the pervasive, intrusive, and disturbing thoughts of a person with schizophrenia. They are designed to help minimize the severity of delusions and hallucinations the individual is experiencing. Antipsychotic medications--medications that act against the symptoms of psychotic illness, but do not cure the illness. However, these medications can reduce symptoms or reduce the severity of symptoms; a specialized class of medications used to treat schizophrenia. Individual and family psychotherapy (including cognitive and behavioral therapy) Specialized educational and/or structured activity programs (i.e., social skills training, vocational training, speech and language therapy) Self-help and support groups
  • Preventive measures to reduce the incidence of schizophrenia are not known at this time
Ronnice Moore

Texas A&M International University - Laredo, Texas - 0 views

  • Young adults—male and female—who play violent video games long-term handle stress better than non-playing adults and become less depressed and less hostile following a stressful task, according to a study by Texas A&M International University associate professor, Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson.
    • Ronnice Moore
       
      If this is factual then I will be excited that it is but has it been proven that it is factual?
  • “In this study, 103 young adults were given a frustration task and then randomized to play no game, a non-violent game, a violent game with good versus evil theme, or a violent game in which they played ‘the bad guy.’ The results suggest that violent games reduce depression and hostile feelings in players through mood management,” Dr. Ferguson explained.
    • Ronnice Moore
       
      If the id evidence that backs up the reason why video games help relieve stress, depression, etc then do they have statistics for it?
  • Ferguson said that the results of this study may help provide others with ways to come up with a mood-management activity that provides individuals with ways to tolerate or reduce stress.
    • Ronnice Moore
       
      Personally, when I play video games it distacts me form everything else. When Im mad one of the things that calms me down is playing video games. I've been doing that since I was 11 years old. If it's been working for me this long then I'm sure that my personal expierience with video gaming can back up this article.
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  • However, he suggested that video games could increasingly be used in therapy with young adults and teens.
    • Ronnice Moore
       
      The "news" is that video games are being used in therapy to help young adults and teens. But they're not just violent video games, they're also health related video games. They have certain workout games like dance dance revolution, the micheal jackson video game, just dance, (etc.) all kinds of games that help with therapy which has been proven to be sucessful.
Jeri Jernigans

Hormone Therapy - 0 views

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    What all can hormone therapy do for you in the long run?
Katie Stevenson

Stem cell breakthrough - 0 views

  • carried out by Dr Emmajayne Kingham
  • in collaboration with the University of Glasgow and published in the journal Small,
  • cultured human embryonic stem cells on to the surface of plastic materials and assessed their ability to change.
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  • University of Southampton
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