Schizophrenia

Dr. Arcadio Santos National High School

Km. 15 East Service Rd., SMDP, Parañaque City

Research Paper

Schizophrenia: How to cope up with

This Mental Illness

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements in English IV

Submitted to:

Mrs. Mercedita Gil

Submitted by:

Elaiza Faye B. Dagsa

IV-Aquamarine

Date:

February 26, 2014

Acknowledgement

The researcher expresses gratitude to the people who have offered their knowledge, skills, and talents that results to this research paper.

First of all, she would like to thank her teacher for giving her an opportunity to make a baby thesis/research paper to be ready when thesis comes up when she reach college life.

Second, she would like to thanks her parents whom support her and gave her money to make a research for her topic. It really gave her an inspiration to make it without having a problem financially.

Lastly, her friends who’s always there to be with her when she wants to go to National Library just to get the information, enough for her topic.

Table of Contents

Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………..1

Outlining/Body ……………………………………………………………………………………………..1-9

Definition of Terms …………………………………………………………………………………..….10

Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………………….11

Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………………………….12

Outlining

I. Background Information about Schizophrenia

A. Meaning of Mental Illness

1. Definition of Schizophrenia

B. History of Schizophrenia

1. Kraepelin’s concept about dementia praecox

II. Symptoms and Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

A. Positive Symptoms

1. Delusions

2. Hallucinations

3. Disorganized speech

4. Grossly disorganized speech

5. Catatonic Behavior

B. Negative Symptoms

1. Affective flattening

2. Alogia

3. Avolition

III. Different Types of Schizophrenia

A. Paranoid Schizophrenia

B. Disorganized Schizophrenia

C. Catatonic Schizophrenia...