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Specific Symptoms:<br />
Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorders fall into five categories:<br />
• Washers Ð fear of contamination and usually have cleaning compulsion<br />
• Checkers Ð repeatedly check things like oven, irons, locks, etc.<br />
• Doubters and sinners Ð fear terrible things will happen if all is not perfect<br />
• Counters and Arrangers Ð ruled by magical thinking and superstitions<br />
• Hoarders Ð cannot throw things away, if they do, they fear that terrible things will<br />
happen<br />
Mental Health Disorder Research Information Ð Schizophrenia<br />
Name of Disorder: Schizophrenia<br />
General Description:<br />
Schizophrenia is a disturbance involving delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech<br />
and/or disorganized or catatonic behaviour. Delusions are false beliefs or<br />
misinterpretations of situations and experiences. Hallucinations can be auditory, visual,<br />
olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste) or tactile (touch), but auditory hallucinations are most<br />
common. Schizophrenia is also associated with a deterioration of a personÕs ability to<br />
function at work, school and/or socially. It may begin in late adolescence or early<br />
adulthood.<br />
Signs/Symptoms:<br />
Physical:<br />
• Delusions (beliefs not founded in facts)<br />
• Hallucinations (when a person hears,<br />
sees, feels, smells, or tastes something<br />
that does not exist)<br />
• Thought Disorders (disorganized or<br />
catatonic behaviours)<br />
• Behavioural Monitoring (grossly<br />
disorganized or catatonic behaviours)<br />
• Disturbance of speech (odd speech)<br />
• Loss of ability to relax, concentrate, or<br />
sleep in the early stages<br />
• Marked impairment in personal<br />
hygiene and grooming<br />
Emotional:<br />
• Affect or mood of an individual may<br />
appear to be very flat (unemotional) or<br />
inappropriate<br />
• Altered sense of self (a personÕs sense<br />
of self or personal identity may be<br />
greatly diminished)<br />
• Relationship to external world (the<br />
person may appear to be withdrawn and<br />
preoccupied having no contact with the<br />
environment or outside world. Might be<br />
described as cold or aloof.)<br />
• Volition (a person may have no interest<br />
in the world or their place in it. The<br />
person may become indifferent towards<br />
plans for the future.)<br />
• Difficulty relating to others (social<br />
isolation or withdrawal)<br />
Possible Impacts(s) on Life:<br />
• Affects all aspects of a personÕs daily life<br />
• <strong>Education</strong>al progress is often disrupted, and young people may be unable to finish<br />
school or hold a job for a sustained period of time<br />
• Requires much family, community support<br />
• Usually requires rehabilitation and medication during acute periods of the illness<br />
• Society often ostracizes people with this illness, due to lack of understanding and a<br />
fear of the risk of suicide.<br />
<strong>Grade</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Education</strong> (PPL30), Module #2 Positive Mental Health and Stress<br />
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