Essays on Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia (which comes from the two Greek words meaning split and mind) is a mental illness which comes from a group of psychotic disorders, in which there are many types i.e. paranoid and hebephrenic schizophrenia, which effects the way people think and how to cope with day to day life. For in every one hundred...

John (not real name) is a 45-year-old, unemployed, single man who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, unspecified and has been on antipsychotic medications. According to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic psychotic mental condition which is characterised by disruption in thoughts, cognition, perception, communication and behaviour, it causes a...

A lot of films out of Hollywood set out to create real life situations on the screen, some of these real life situations may contain a character or characters with a mental illness or disability. Although, these situations and illnesses are sometimes inaccurately portrayed so the movie can hold more interest through dramatic cinematic effect....

This essay analyses schizophrenia as a serious intellectual disorder. The public health of schizophrenia and its statistical risk aspects will be discussed. Remedies are examined, varying from improved pharmaceutical feedback to precautious informative aspects intended at decreasing the distressing toll arising out of present incurable illness. Schizophrenia is a crucial mental disorder that agitates the...

An Oscar-award winning film directed by Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind tells the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash (Russel Crowe), a brilliant mathematician suffering from schizophrenia. Watching this movie for the first time, I initially didn’t think very much of it. The scholarly words, speeches, and competitions between the Princeton mathematicians were confusing...

A Beautiful Mind inspired by the novel tells the true story of John Forbes Nash Jr., who made remarkable advancements in the field of mathematics while diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The beginning of the film introduces John Nash as this lonely genius who is fixated on finding an original idea as a way to cement his...

The film “A Beautiful Mind” is a drama inspired by the events in the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. From being a mathematical Genius to experiencing other corruptions, John Forbes Nash Jr., makes an astounding discovery early in his career and was almost on the verge of receiving international praise. However, as his path...

This essay will be outlining the benefits of watching the movie “A Beautiful Mind” as a student taking Critical Thinking – Psychology 102, this will include how the movie related to the chapters we’ve covered in class, 3 facts given in the movie which I found interesting or important, my reactions to the movie, if...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affecting 1% of the population; it is classified by multiple symptom categories, including positive psychotic symptoms, negative symptoms, disordered thoughts or speech and cognitive deficits (APA, 2013 & McGrath, Saha, Chant & Welham, 2008). A characterizing feature of the disorder is the difference in pathology between men and women, which...