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Blog 6 - ADA and Schizophrenia

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Legal and Ethical Concerns     A lot of the legal and ethical issues comes up when professionals are working with individuals who suffer from schizophrenia. They face specific challenges especially because schizophrenia affects the way that someone perceives reality and interpretations which can make problems for ethical dilemmas. Some of these ethical issues comes from early detection and prevention, access to care and opportunity, treatment choices, along with the political and social stigma from people with schizophrenia not getting the help they need because of it.       Early prevention and detection is extremely important for slowing or preventing the progression of schizophrenia to maximize treatment. In the United States it has been challenging to deliver these early preventions as those interventions have been implemented in countries where health care systems are centralized ( Noordsy D. L. (2016.)      Access to Care and Opportunity may experience many berries when it comes
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Blog 5 - Challenges and Accomodations

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  Challenges and Solutions      There a lot of challenges when it comes to having Schizophrenia. Not just having the disorder itself, but the accompanying problems than can enhance the unbearability of having schizophrenia. Some of the challenges of having schizophrenia is because it is often difficult for someone to know what is real and unreal, their thinking is all over the place, managing emotions is difficult, being able to relate to other people is hard and just function in day to day life can be exhausting. ( NAMI. (n.d.).      Some other challenges that can arise because of how challenging schizophrenia can be to someone are: suicidal thoughts and attempts, other mental disorders, depression, substance abuse, inability to do anything related to school or work, financial problems or homelessness, socially isolating oneself, other health and medical problems, the stigma surrounding the disorder and uncommonly aggressive behavior ( Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Researc
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Blog 4: Psychological Aspects

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Bryan Charnley, Self portrait art journal on Schizophrenia taking over while he experiments with medication dosages and stopping some. A few of his last self portraits that followed his suicide. May he rest in peace.  Psychological Concepts           The psychological concept of schizophrenia is the main abstract idea of what schizophrenia is all about, it is a chronic brain disorder that heavily and severely impacts all brain functions. This can include: thoughts, moods, emotions, and speech, other symptoms that make up Schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation ( What is schizophrenia?) The psyche is so incredibly impacted due to this disorder being associated within the brain that without the proper interventions, a person suffering from schizophrenia can spiral and lose control of their life.                   Some results of not having interventions can lead to horrific effects like suicide, suicidal attempts/thou
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Cecilia McGough - Blog #3 Interview

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  Cecilia McGough     This is Cecilia McGough, she has struggled with Schizophrenia since Junior year of highschool but she estimates that it has been there her whole life. Schizophrenia affected her a lot, it affected her psychologically, socially and her perceptions. She is now the founder and executive director of Students With Psychosis, She has been featured and interviewed quite a bit, her interviews include: Special Books By Special Kids, Anthony Padilla, CBS and PBS on a documentary called "mysteries of Mental Illness." Her features include:  Glamour UK, Women's Health Magazine, twice in Forbes, USA Today College, Healthline, Daily Mail, The Indian Express, MTV University, WGBH, and Mental Health America. Her goal is to help others like her with schizophrenia to be able to say "I have schizophrenia" without the fear, and the stigma surrounding the disorder.  Self-Concept and Perceptions          Growing up, her self-concept and perceptions would be consi
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Thomas, Schizophrenia - Blog 1

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  What Is Schizophrenia? In 1911 the term Schizophrenia was first used which comes from the greek roots Schizo meaning split and phrene meaning mind  ( Historical and contemporary understandings of schizophrenia .)  This term came about because of Eugen Bleuler , a Swiss psychiatrist.  He used the name Schizophrenia to explain the mental confusion and fragmented thinking that comes along with this mental disorder  ( Historical and contemporary understandings of schizophrenia .)   Now,  w hat exactly is Schizophrenia? to gain a better understanding. According to NAMI, or the National Alliance on Mental Health. It is a mental illness that affects the person's ability to think, regulate emotions, make decisions and relate to others. It is characterized by having symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, cognitive issues/disorganized thinking, and negative symptoms such as being emotionally flat. To be diagnosed with this mental illness, you would need to be suffering with at least two of
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