Post by The Joker on Aug 24, 2010 21:41:30 GMT
*Please note that this is all taken from the textbook: Abnormal Psychology 7th Edition by Ronald J Comer and that none of this is my work *
People with schizophrenia experience psychosis, a loss of contact with reality. Their ability to perceive and respond to the environment becomes so disturbed that they may not be able to function at home, with friends, in school, or at work. They may have hallucinations (false sensory perceptions) or delusions (false beliefs), or they may withdraw into a private world.
The term was coined in 1911 by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. Bleuler combined the Greek words that mean "Split mind." He meant the name to imply (1) a fragmentation of thought processes, (2) a split between thoughts and emotions , and (3) a withdrawal from reality.
Approximately 1 out of every 100 people in the world suffers from schizophrenia...An estimated 24 million people worldwide are afflicted with this disorder, 2.5 million in the US.
People with schizophrenia experience psychosis, a loss of contact with reality. Their ability to perceive and respond to the environment becomes so disturbed that they may not be able to function at home, with friends, in school, or at work. They may have hallucinations (false sensory perceptions) or delusions (false beliefs), or they may withdraw into a private world.
The term was coined in 1911 by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. Bleuler combined the Greek words that mean "Split mind." He meant the name to imply (1) a fragmentation of thought processes, (2) a split between thoughts and emotions , and (3) a withdrawal from reality.
Approximately 1 out of every 100 people in the world suffers from schizophrenia...An estimated 24 million people worldwide are afflicted with this disorder, 2.5 million in the US.