Biological Contributors of Mental Illness/Disorder - Schizophrenia

Biological Contributors of Mental Illness/Disorder - Schizophrenia

Introduction

There are several disorders that cause problems in the thought process and leads to poor psychological response. Schizophrenia is among one of them that makes difficult for a person to differentiate between real and dreamlike situations. This disorder poses challenges and disturbs the psychological mechanisms of the person. Patients suffering from this disorder face problems in managing their emotional responses, how to relate with others, how to think in a well defined manner and behave in a normal way. This does not refer that there is not any rehabilitation or hope to cope with the disorder of Schizophrenia. It can be effectively managed and rehabilitated if the disease is diagnosed at the early phase of time to get successful results. First and foremost step is to recognize and diagnose the warning signs that causing disorder to take place. Second step is to look for help without any delay and last step is to follow treatment as indicated by the medical doctors. It has been observed that with the right rehabilitation and support, patients having this disorder can live a happy and satisfying life (Carroll and Owen, 2009).

Basically, Schizophrenia is a mental disease that influences the manner an individual takes action, considers things, regularly a considerable loss of interactions with the real condition. People may observe and hear things that actually do not exist, speaking with themselves or others in a strange or puzzling manners, consider that others are making attempts to damage them, or feel like they are constantly being observed by others. With these blurred and unclear thoughts between the reality and the fantasy, the disorder makes it challenging--even fear-provoking and disturbing—to compromise with the routine activities of life. People suffering from this disorder withdraw and separate themselves from the world and take action in confusion. This paper will conduct a literature review of biological (genetic) contributors of psychological disease---Schizophrenia and critically analyze how its implication can be related to advanced psychological healthcare practice.

Discussion

Background

Mental illness--- Schizophrenia shows a strong biological (genetic) and transmissible feature. People with a first-degree family member (parents or siblings) who has this illness have a 10 per cent chance to develop the symptoms of this disorder, opposed to 1 per cent probability general public. But Schizophrenia is simply inclined by inherent features, not determined by it. At the same time as this order activates in many members, around 60 percent have no family relatives with the signs of Schizophrenia. Moreover, people who are biologically influenced by this illness do not always run the disorder, which represent that biological contributors are not destined (Sprong, 2008).

It is a general disorder that devastates mental performance. It is often described by constant illusions and deliriums. The disorder influences and makes victim about 1% of the general public and generally affects teenage groups and early phases of maturity. In spite of the medical treatments, the path of the disease is generally chronic in ...