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Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior. Common symptoms are hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and thinking, and reduced social engagement and emotional expression. Its causes involve genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors. Treatment typically includes medication and psychotherapy to manage symptoms and improve quality of life._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Developmental Psychology on Schizophrenia - Dictionary of Arguments
Upton I 31 Schizophrenia/Environment/Genetics/Developmental psychology/Upton: While the relevance of genetics prenatally may be evident, the role of the prenatal environment should also be considered; factors such as maternal health and well-being should not be dismissed lightly. Indeed, there is increasing evidence that prenatal stress combined with a genetic predisposition affects changes in brain development associated with schizophrenia (Koenig et al., 2002)(1). >Brain development, >Psychological Stress. 1. Koenig, J.I., Kirkpatrick, B. and Lee, P. (2002) Glucocorticoid hormones and early brain development in schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology, 27:309—18._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Developmental Psychology Upton I Penney Upton Developmental Psychology 2011 |