In your daily life, you have probably had a friend, an ex-lover, or someone you have never met but whom you call a "psychopath" because of their behavior, or someone you see acting unbalanced as a "schizophrenic". But have you ever thought about whether these expressions you use reflect the real names of psychological diseases? Think of a friend of yours. If he started arguing with you for no reason two days ago, got angry and left the environment, and then the next day he was not the one who got angry, argued with you, left the environment, but came to you by buying you gifts, do you think he is schizophrenic or a psychopath? shows? If we know what psychological diseases are, you will realize how inappropriate and wrong these expressions we use are. At the same time, it can be said that the phrase "a schizophrenic young man killed his girlfriend", which we hear frequently and can be the subject of news, creates the perception that schizophrenic patients are murderers, thus increasing people's fear of schizophrenia and the belief that they are all people who can harm. Unlike other psychological diseases/disorders, schizophrenia is a rare, serious brain disorder that distorts a person's thoughts, actions, expression of emotions, perception of reality, and disrupts a person's relationships with others. These people experience problems in society, at school, at home, in their relationships or in all other areas. Schizophrenia continues throughout life, its cause is not fully determined, and it can be seen at any age. It usually occurs in the 20s and can be controlled with the right treatment. At the same time, contrary to popular belief, these people do not have a split personality structure and cannot distinguish between reality and imagination. It should also be known that it is not possible for a schizophrenic patient to hide himself. So, are there types of schizophrenia? Not all patients with schizophrenia are the same type (paranoid, catatonic, hebephrenic, dissociated and residual schizophrenia). There is also a misconception that there are people who can cause harm when talking about schizophrenia. While this may occur in some types of schizophrenia, it is not known to cover all types of schizophrenia. li. Can you tell if someone has schizophrenia? When the disease first manifests itself, the symptoms are sudden and severe. We can say that it commonly shows symptoms in three different areas. These are so-called positive symptoms, such as the ability to hear the thoughts of others, the ability to describe oneself as a god or the devil, a strange taste and smell sensation, seeing, feeling and hearing things that do not actually exist. Symptoms called disorganization are when the person does not react clearly and correctly. Finally, negative symptoms are symptoms such as negative emotions, experiencing emotions that are not appropriate to the situation, low energy and lack of motivation. Can it be treated? The main goal in schizophrenia treatment is not to eliminate schizophrenia, but to alleviate the symptoms and reduce the risk of recurrence. Drug treatments are used. However, medications do not eliminate schizophrenia, but are used to relieve symptoms. At the same time, support is provided with psychosocial therapy in preventing behavioral, social, occupational and psychological problems related to the person's disease.
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