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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is categorized as a physhotic illness. I became interesting in Schizophrenia because of a non-fiction movie called 鄭 Beautiful Mind・directed by Ron Howard. In this story, John Nash starts see three people who are not real during the time when he entered graduate school. He believed the visions that he sees were real, until his wife and doctor of psychology told him that it is not. John also believed that he is working for a U.S. mysterious conspiracy project in secret, and that made him to be persecuted and he was not able to have an ordinary life. Even though after treatment, he still sees non-real visions that never disappeared from his life. However, this movie expressed that Schizophrenia is a brain damaged disorder and some researchers were against this idea. Is schizophrenia really not brain disorder? Then how does it happened? In John痴 case, his non-real visions did not disappeared even though he took medical treatment. Is there any other treatment for schizophrenia, or is not treatable? People who have schizophrenia cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is just an imagination. This happens to 1% of the population and usually starts in early adulthood around 15 to 25 years of age, and usually happens after having a particular stressful time. Some common symptoms are the following. ・Strange beliefs or thoughts with little no basis in reality (called delusions). For example, you may think that you have special powers. Or you may think someone from the house next door is trying to control your thoughts or feelings (called paranoid delusions). ・Hearing, seeing, feeling, or even smelling things that are not there (called hallucinations). For example you may hear voices talking about you. ・Thoughts 阻umping between completely unrelated topics (called disordered thinking). This can make conversations difficult. ・Inappropriate behavior, for example taking your clothes off in public. ・Lack of awareness of other people痴 feelings. Or you may not show your own feelings or emotions, possibly having a blank facial expression. ・Lack of pleasure or interest in activities. This could be social occasions you used to enjoy, like seeing friends, or going to the pub. ・Difficulty in concentrating, making decisions or planning. ・Feeling depressed or anxious. (http://www.emental-health.com) Schizophrenia patients usually have these symptoms after they are having a terrible emotional or psychological pain, and feel withdrawn from society.
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