PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Therapy, Prefrontal Cortex
10 Sep 2013
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Sunday, march 13 article where family loses their son to battle with schizophrenia when he jumps off the leaside. Message from god that the demons are coming, have to save the world. In a sense acting rationally in a weird kind of way because they believe what they"re hearing is true o. Rather, it refers to a split, or break in the mind, emotions and cognitions. Most of the time occurs around 15 and 25years old. Schizophrenia society of canada: treatable, biochemical brain disease strikes 1 in 100 normal intelligent people, causes 40-60% to commit suicide. Sometimes tell him to do things, that he has to leave. Emil kraeplin was one of the first people to classify schizo as a separate disorder. 1893- called it dementia praecox- early onset dementia. Believed it begins early in life and gradually leads to total disintegration of the personality.
