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person may appear to be withdrawn and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