Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a disorder usually beginning when a person is in their late teens or early twenties. The etiology of the condition is unknown, although there are a range of theoretical perspectives, and it is thought to involve neurotransmitter…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Although there are some similarities, delusional disorder differs from schizophrenia because diagnosis only requires the presence of delusions and none of the other earmarks of psychosis. Those with delusional disorder…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Schizophrenia is a disturbance that includes positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms in those who have expressed them for over six months. Several other disorders, though resembling schizophrenia…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The severe mental illness and disturbance involving a collection of cognitive, affective, and behavioral symptoms that negatively affect social, educational, and/or occupational functioning is called schizophrenia. The course…
Figure 15.1 The etiology of psychological and mental health disorders can be multifaceted, ranging from genetic and biological to environmental; often, specific causes are a combination of the types of factors or remain a mystery. (credit: “National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smiddy”…
Mild Neurocognitive Disorders While mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild neurocognitive disorder (MiND) are very similar, diagnosis for MiND includes the presence of one or more cognitive difficulties in the areas of complex attention, memory, executive function, expression and understanding…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Dementia is an umbrella term that covers a host of neurocognitive disorders. The symptoms of these disorders show up as a gradual decline in a person’s cognitive…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Diagnosing Delirium Psychosis caused by medical issues is often referred to as delirium, which is a mental state in which the client becomes temporarily confused, disoriented, and not…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: A group of disorders known as neurocognitive disorders (NCD) affects an individual’s cognition with a gradual decline in at least one of the following domains of cognition: “executive function,…
Figure 14.1 The etiology of psychological and mental health disorders can be multifaceted, ranging from genetic and biological to environmental; often, specific causes are a combination of the types of factors or remain a mystery. (credit: “National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smiddy”…