This document discusses schizophrenia and related theories. It provides details about the symptoms and causes of schizophrenia based on scholarly sources. Several theories are described, including the biological theory that certain genes and brain abnormalities can predispose individuals to schizophrenia. Environmental stressors are also discussed as potential triggers. The document considers the merits of different theories, with some support given to the developmental psychopathology view that both genetic and environmental factors likely play a role in the development of schizophrenia. Probing questions are provided to further discussion of the topics.

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1. I like how you mentioned how people can have an attitude
towards these people because they have the inability to do
things like others. This is true because people with this disorder
might not be able to do normal things we do everyday. When
someone cant do these normal things, society looks at them in a
weird way. Society doesn't know how to accept these kind of
people in their life yet because they do not understand what it
is. I like your idea about including them in everyday activities
so they do not feel left out. What can you do to help others
understand a little more about this disease and to show them
these people are not dangerous?
2. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which personal,
social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of
unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions, and
motor abnormalities. Years ago it e the label was at times
assigned to anyone who acted unpredictably or strangely
(Comer, 2020). The symptoms can be grouped into three
categories: positive symptoms Below (excesses of thought,
emotion, and behavior), negative symptoms (deficits of thought,
emotion, and behavior), and psychomotor symptoms (unusual
movements or gestures). Hallucinations are another huge thing
that a person with schizophrenia deals with which are the
experiencing of sights, sounds, smells, and other perceptions
that occur in the absence of external stimuli. These can happen
for a number of reasons like constant migraines to deprivation.

2. This can normally begin noticeable between the person’s late
teens and mid- thirties. Along with the impulse control and
speech issues, this disorder can make one feel lost. Behind
years of research on studying this disorder, this is mainly a
biological disorder, and many people will see this disorder and
label the people as "Crazy" when it can be implemented by a
dysfunctional brain circuit. This disorder should be taken more
seriously by people, especially when someone suffering from it
can put themselves or others in danger. The most important
thing is paying attention to someones triggers.
3. Many people hold negative attitudes toward people with
schizophrenia. They are seen as people who fail to conform to
normal behaviors. People with schizophrenia display a decrease
in speech and speech content, display less anger, sadness, joy,
no facial expression, and may take extreme forms. With 85-85
percent of people with schizophrenia, they are not dangerous,
these people are simply just misunderstood. However, bias
exists because most people do not understand schizophrenia.
They have watched the movies with people being told to kill
someone by the voices in their head and dramatic plots like this.
Additionally, when people call the people with this disorder
schizophrenic and treat them like they are dangerous, people
tend to take on more of the disorder in reaction to that. In order
to avoid or reduce the bias that exists, the public needs to
understand the disorder by educating themselves. Also, there
should be more public information available (Comer, 2018).
4. This theory explains in good detail about how someone can
get schizophrenia. If someone has damage to their brain or
doesn't get enough oxygen to their brain, they can eventually
develop this disorder. Do you think it is a high chance of
someone developing this disorder from some of these symptoms
or is this jsut one disorder that can happen? Would this disorder
go more with a biological view or psychological view?

3. 5. Some of these theorists say the stress of poverty is a cause
for schizophrenia. It also is said by the downward drift theory
that schizophrenia causes individuals to go down the ladder
from high to low socioeconomic level or to stay on lower level
(Comer, 2018). Another theory is that there is a diathesis-stress
relationship, this is about individuals who have a biological
predisposition will develop if certain stress or events also
happen (Comer, 2018). It seems that family of people with
schizophrenia are at a big risk for developing this disorder. The
environment has an effect on the family members who may be
related to someone with this disorder. Psychodynamic theorists
agree with the biological predisposition way of thinking
(Comer, 2018). Cognitive-behavioral theorists have two ways of
explaining things with schizophrenia, one with behaviors and
operant conditioning. The other way is about the weird thoughts
and misinterpretations for the explanation (Comer, 2018).
Sociocultural theorists say culture, social, and dysfunction of
the family plays their parts in this disorder. I think the theory
about having a biological predisposition and then certain events
or things that cause stress is the best explanation. This is
because a lot of things are genetic to start and what happens in
life can have an effect on individual.
6. The biological theory has the most research to back it up
(Comer, 2018). This theory believes that certain genes play a
part in schizophrenia and certain parts of the brain where parts
of the brain or over or under active. Along with genes
researchers believe that poor nutrition and fetal development
also play a part. Psychodynamic views suggest that cold and
unnurturing parents can help set schizophrenia in motion
(Comer, 2018). Frued stresses the importance of development
throughout each stage in his psychodynamic view. Cognitive
perspective explains schizophrenia through operant conditioning
and misinterpretation. People stop paying attention to relevant
cues and pay attention to irrelevant cues which causes their
responses to be bizarre and continue due to reward of attention

4. (Comer, 2018). Sociocultural views of schizophrenia explain
why it different between ethnic and racial groups. It suggests
that some racial groups have a higher percent living in poverty
as well as how it differs in other countries (Comer, 2018).
Developmental Psychopathology View agrees that genetics play
a but also life stressors, family interactions, and other factors
also play a role. I agree with the developmental
psychopathology view because I do agree that genetics play a
role, but I don’t think that it is solely genetics. I feel that there
are many other factors involved too.
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Identify Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data
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Population of Interest for the Study

5. Sample
Sampling Method
Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard
Deviation)
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Inferential Statistics
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Utens, C. M. A., Goossens, L. M. A., van Schayck, O. C. P.,
Rutten-van Mölken, M. P. M. H., van Litsenburg, W., Janssen,
A., … Smeenk, F. W. J. M. (2013). Patient preference and
satisfaction in hospital-at-home and usual hospital care for

6. COPD exacerbations: Results of a randomised controlled trial.
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 1537–1549.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.006
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582671
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The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon
hospital care location for COPD exacerbations
Variables and Type of Data for the Variables
Treatment Location-categorical -“home treatment” and “hospital
treatment”
Satisfaction - Ordinal Scale (1-5)
Preference - categorical “home treatment” and “hospital
treatment”
Population of Interest for the Study
COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home
care organizations
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139 patients
69 from the usual hospital care group
70 from the early assisted discharge care group
Sampling Method
A randomized sampling method was used to select the patients
who met the criteria for the study (p. 1540)
Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation)
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Example descriptive statistics:
Usual hospital Age:
Mean: 67.8 Standard deviation: 11.30

7. Early assisted discharge Age:
Mean: 68.31 Standard deviation: 10.34 (p. 1540)
Inferential Statistics
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Example of inferential statistics:
Overall satisfaction score: Tested difference between HC and
EAD p-value .863 (p. 1543)
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