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Symptoms of schizophrenia a put into negative and positive categories. Negative symptoms experienced by people with schizophrenia are lack of normal emotional responses or of other normal thought processes. The symptoms that are categorized as positive symptoms are disordered thoughts and/or speech, delusions, and all modalities of hallucinations. Hallucinations can be delusional and persecutory in…

Im depressed. Well, how could I not be? I just finished reading Washington Square. Im happy its over, but Im not happy I finished it. No, that doesnt make sense does it? Lets just say, I had a feeling how it was going to end up; I just hoped that I would be wrong. Unfortunately…

Parents can learn how to effectively use positive reinforcement by attending to their child’s positive behavior while ignoring, as much as possible the negative behavior. Without consistent structure and clearly defined expectations and limits, children with ADD can become quite confused about the behaviors that are expected of them. As a normal child shifts from…

ADHD, a disorder beginning in childhood, characterized by a persistent inability to sit still, focus attention on specific tasks, and control impulses, contributed by Michael Woods to Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common mental disorders of childhood. Many children grow out of ADHD by adolescent or adult years,…

Dothiepin is a tricyclic antidepressant. It acts by promoting the effectiveness of several amines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine, which is also known as 5HT and serotonin). It functions by inhibiting their reuptake at the terminals of nerve cells, thus leading to their prolonged presence at the synaptic cleft and an increased effect on the neuron….

The main character, or protagonist is Randle P. McMurphy, a convicted criminal and gambler who feigns insanity to get out of a prisoners work ranch. The antagonist is Nurse Ratched also referred to as The Big Nurse . She is in charge of running the mental ward. The novel is narrated by a patient of…

In a psychoanalytic view of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, Robert Walton develops, during a dreadfully severe trip through the Arctic, a type of schizophrenia; this mental condition enables him to create a seemingly physical being representing each his superego and his id (9). In his mind, Walton creates Victor as his very own superego and the…

Hypochondriasis is a mental illness wherein an individual is preoccupied with the fear of having or the idea of having a serious disease. It involves the misunderstanding of bodily symptoms. The sensations of most hypochondriacs are intense and disturbing, leading to incorrectly connecting the symptoms to a serious disease. It said that hypochondria is caused…

Recession, depression or deflationary gap can be negated by an expansionary monetary policy. Deflationary gap emerges when there is a fall in consumer demand for goods and services; investment demand in goods and services. The Central Banks commences an expansionary policy to ease the credit conditions in the market resulting in an upward shift in…

We’ve all heard it – probably even answered it before, and in most cases, we promptly forgot about the question until it was raised again: if you could have any superpower you wanted, what would you have? Usually when this happens we just pick another clichéd and generic superpower, like teleportation, super strength, or invisibility,…