CASE STUDY

Case Study

Signs and symptoms

Different signs and symptoms that led to the medical diagnosis of the patient included her threats of violence, she was resistive to the treatment, she used to talk in monosyllables, she was laughing and giggling to herself, she used to shout obscenities after looking at the television. In addition, she was in need of the continual encouragement and she used to suspect that the food is poisoned.

Diathesis-Stress Model

According to the biological and behavioral studies, it can be stated that the stress deteriorates the symptoms and the model of diathesis is related to the keen response to the stressors. The neural mechanism can be understood by the augmenting effect of the axis of HPA on the synthesis of dopamine and its receptors. In the condition of diathesis for the problem of schizophrenia, the abnormality can be seen in the receptors of dopamine. It can also be suggested that the axis of HPA works as a potentiating system because it produces effects on the dopamine. Similarly, the damage to hippocampus and abnormality in the receptors of dopamine can cause the patient to become hypersensitive to stress. The neural diathesis-stress model is dependent on the results of the prenatal factors and the abnormalities of the brain in Schizophrenia. It provides a foundation for the explanation of the key features of the course of development and the clinical presentation (Walker, 1997).

Series of events

She complained that the lecturer was spying on her and was listening to her conversation silently. She also stated that there were toxic mind controlling gases present in her dorm which were pumped by the vents of air condition. She said that the water flowing from the tap makes her feel sick. Once she told the librarian that someone was tracking her activities with ...