Abnormal Psychology: Mental Disorders

Andrew Walters



Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a disorder that can effect anyone. It is the greatest
the greatest disorder that effects teenagers. When someone is effected by the
disorder it is not just that one person that has to learn to deal with it, the
families of the patients must also learn to deal with it.
There are many possible causes for the disorder with many doctors
believing that there is more than one cause. What has been thought as the main
cause for many years is a chemical imbalance in the brain. This could be an
imbalance in the number of neurotransmitters and/or an imbalance in the amount
of dopamine. Stress is not thought of as directly causing Schizophrenia, but
often makes already present symptoms worse. some doctors feel that
Schizophrenia might be the result of a slow acting virus since the symptoms can
be delayed many years after the first infection.......

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