Ava Parker
Unit 41 Assignment 6
(P6)
An Investigation into People’s Perceptions on Schizophrenia
Abstract:
This study was designed to measure the level of knowledge that people have into
schizophrenia. The hypothesis was that that only a few people will have some knowledge
on schizophrenia. 20 participants of all ages and genders were given a 15 question
questionnaire about schizophrenia. Out of the 20 participants, 16 knew what
schizophrenia is but only 11 could explain what it is. Many people know the symptoms
and that all people who suffer from schizophrenia don’t always have a split personality.
However, not many people know that family therapy is a treatment and that exercise
and diet are not. In conclusion, the level of knowledge that my participants have about
schizophrenia was higher than what I thought and as more people have more of an idea
about this mental illness, stigma and stereotypes may not be believed as much, which
can affect people from getting help and talking about this mental illness.
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder, or a psychosis (if the person can’t
differentiate from their thoughts and reality).
There are two types of symptoms: positive symptoms and negative symptoms. The
positive symptoms are symptoms that you experience in addition to reality, like
delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking (which is illogical thoughts and behaviours)
and experiences of control (which is the feeling of being controlled by an outside
force). The negative symptoms are symptoms that involve the loss of enjoyment and
the ability in life, like catatonia (unresponsiveness in someone who looks as if they are
awake), affective flattening (not having an active reaction), alogia (lack of
speech/speech poverty) and avolition (decrease in motivation).
The causes and explanations of this disorder is that it appears to run in families – so it
may be genetic. The risk of developing schizophrenia is proportional to the amount of
genes that are shared in families. For example, if one twin develops schizophrenia, then
it is likely that the other twin will develop it also, even if they do not live together.
These are the biological approaches towards schizophrenia. The biochemical
Unit 41 Assignment 6
(P6)
An Investigation into People’s Perceptions on Schizophrenia
Abstract:
This study was designed to measure the level of knowledge that people have into
schizophrenia. The hypothesis was that that only a few people will have some knowledge
on schizophrenia. 20 participants of all ages and genders were given a 15 question
questionnaire about schizophrenia. Out of the 20 participants, 16 knew what
schizophrenia is but only 11 could explain what it is. Many people know the symptoms
and that all people who suffer from schizophrenia don’t always have a split personality.
However, not many people know that family therapy is a treatment and that exercise
and diet are not. In conclusion, the level of knowledge that my participants have about
schizophrenia was higher than what I thought and as more people have more of an idea
about this mental illness, stigma and stereotypes may not be believed as much, which
can affect people from getting help and talking about this mental illness.
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder, or a psychosis (if the person can’t
differentiate from their thoughts and reality).
There are two types of symptoms: positive symptoms and negative symptoms. The
positive symptoms are symptoms that you experience in addition to reality, like
delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking (which is illogical thoughts and behaviours)
and experiences of control (which is the feeling of being controlled by an outside
force). The negative symptoms are symptoms that involve the loss of enjoyment and
the ability in life, like catatonia (unresponsiveness in someone who looks as if they are
awake), affective flattening (not having an active reaction), alogia (lack of
speech/speech poverty) and avolition (decrease in motivation).
The causes and explanations of this disorder is that it appears to run in families – so it
may be genetic. The risk of developing schizophrenia is proportional to the amount of
genes that are shared in families. For example, if one twin develops schizophrenia, then
it is likely that the other twin will develop it also, even if they do not live together.
These are the biological approaches towards schizophrenia. The biochemical
