HCA 240 A Brief History of Schizophrenia The history of schizophrenia, like the history of many mental disorders, has been a tragic tale. Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler first identified and named the disease schizophrenia in 1910 (Burton, 2012). Since that time, the disease has undergone many changes in understanding. Some of the early views of the disease included Freud’s view that it resulted from unconscious conflicts from childhood. Other views led to a myriad of ineffective treatments that were often torturous to the patients including: fever therapy, sleep therapy, gas therapy, electroconvulsive or electroshock treatment, and prefrontal leucotomy (Burton, 2012).
Christine S. Vanpool used this information that has been collected and formed a methodology to help solve problems with local constraints as well as relating religious practitioners with shamans. The article starts with explaining what shamanism is and relates shamans to priests. Christina S. Vanpool explained the differences between shamans and priests to be something like a continuum because of the variation of traits associated with both groups (178). Other information that Christina S. Vanpool incorporated in her article included the tools, sacras, and narcotics that shamans used. Some of these sacras that Vanpool talked about in her article included narcotics that some shamans used to induce hallucinations or a trance like state (178).
Risk assessments are also designed to manage and identify areas of concern, either to the patient or health professional’s involved in the care of the patient. Areas of risk assessment may include suicide or self harm, absconding, aggression or violence, substance use, vulnerabilities and neglect, non adherence or compliance. These areas of assessment may include past risk and current risk factors (Edward, Munro, Robins & Welch, 2011). Risk assessment of the patient is important but also risk towards others. Patients with paranoid schizophrenia are more opportunistic in behaving aggressively or violently towards co-patients and/or staff, which is why implementation of such assessment tools have been put in place (Langan, 2008).
This section examines the methods of healing performed by shamans, (for either individuals suffering from illness or for a community as a whole) including: healing of the spirit, herbal healing, bodywork, divination, soul-leading, ceremony and ritual. It also provides information about a shaman’s guides or “spirits” and the processes by which a shaman travels to the “other world” (or induces a “shamanic state of
Hysteria sympytoms include confusion, paralysis, ailments, various pains and, loss of several sensations. Not until 1896 did Sigmund Freud propose a systematic theory that contained psychodynamics components for hysteria and those who struggled (Damour & Hansell, 2008; History of psychology, 2010). Based mainly on case studies, Freud stated an idea that variances amid one’s conscious and subconscious processes- thus, aiding in the explanation of one’s odd physical symptoms that are usually in relation to hysteria. Though several of these assertions are made by psychodynamic perspectives and show a lacking in scientifically impartial evidence, Freud still proposed that the field of abnormal psychology as a comprehensive theory in the aspects of
Paranoia, delusional thinking, affective flattering, and possible disorganization of the thought process are all symptoms of schizophrenia. Author, Elizabeth A. Richter, believes that people with schizophrenia can choose to cure themselves. Elizabeth A. Richter claims that 25% of people with schizophrenia will recover spontaneously without therapy. Some reliability that the author has is being that she was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her experiences are personal and she uses a few famous people who suffered from the disease as examples as well.
Abnormal Psychology Lisa Mac Donald-Clark PSY/410 December 19, 2011 Mark Hurd Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology, also known as psychopathology, is the branch of psychology that deals with abnormal behaviors and mental illness (Hansell & Damour, (2008). Although psychopathology is a fascinating field of study it can be equally challenging, covering a broad range of disorders, illnesses, and symptoms. Defining abnormal psychology also poses a challenge. The fundamental concept of abnormal would seem simple in that it would include anything that falls outside of what societies considers normal. Narrowing the group association is essential in defining the behavior as normal or abnormal.
The article is written by Lauren Johnston, a doctor who studied different religions and the relation to medicine in that religion. He said that the biggest difference from Native American and conventional medicine concerns the role of spirit and connection. Spirituality is a key point to natives healing process, while conventional medicine eschews
The influential High Priest Raymond Buckland said that a human's soul reincarnates into the same species over many lives in order to learn lessons and advance spiritually, but this belief is not universal, as many Wiccans believe in the reincarnation of the soul through different species. However, a popular saying amongst Wiccans is that "once a witch, always a witch", indicating a belief that Wiccans are the reincarnations of previous witches. Typically, Wiccans who believe in reincarnation believe that the soul rests between lives in the Otherworld or Summerland, known in Gardner's writings as the "ecstasy of the Goddess". Many Wiccans believe in the ability to contact the spirits of the dead who reside in the Otherworld through spirit mediums and Ouija boards. Though some disagree with this practice, such as High Priest Alex Sanders, who stated that "they are dead; leave them in peace."
Now I have an interview and I have to be able to answer any type of question whether it has to deal with answering questions about anything dealing with the brain, or what goes on with the mind and how are body reacts to disorders and drugs that are out in the world. I want to be able to tell a person how to know when they have schizophrenia and what causes it, how it can affect the brain, what the symptoms are associated with, and what type of drugs helps with this disorder. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that is long-term. When a person has this type of disorder it involves them to have a breakdown that deals