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Brain Development of Schizophrenic Patients

Zinger, Bailey S.

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Title
Brain Development of Schizophrenic Patients
Author(s)
Zinger, Bailey S.
Issue Date
2019
Keyword(s)
  • Schizophrenia
  • Brain Development
Date of Ingest
2022-03-18T22:18:11Z
Abstract
In the distant past, the symptoms and characteristics of schizophrenia were considered the behavior of other worldly spirits or beasts dwelling within a host’s mind (“History Cooperative”). Although this idea is captivating, the symptoms of schizophrenia can be explained through scientific investigation. In 1910, Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler coined the term “schizophrenia”, derived from the Greek words “schizo”, meaning split, and “phren”, meaning mind (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016). Consequently, many people mistake schizophrenia for a form of dissociative identity disorder. A person who suffers from schizophrenia, however, does not change from one personality to another unrecognizable personality (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016). Schizophrenia is not a split personality disorder, nor is it the work of unseen spirits. Although the disorder is enigmatic, studies have been conducted to elucidate some of its symptoms and characteristics.
Publisher
University of Illinois Undergraduate Neuroscience Society
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
en
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Copyright 2019 Bailey S. Zinger

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Brain Matters - Vol. 1 No. 1 2019 PRIMARY