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Schizophrenia Chapter 16 Section 4 What is Schizophrenia? The most complex and severe psychological disorder known. Affects 1 in 100 people. (1 in 10 if it runs in the family) Definition: A group of disorders characterized by confused and distorted thoughts, emotions, and perceptions. What is Schizophrenia? Characteristics: Delusions: false beliefs maintained in the face of contrary evidence. Hallucinations: perceptions in the absence of sensation. (i.e., hear voices, see visions) Disturbances in affect (inappropriate emotions). Normal movement deteriorates. Diverted attention. Lower functioning lifestyle in general. Types of Schizophrenia Paranoid Type Types of Schizophrenia Catatonic Type Odd movements or positions held for a long time. Body loosens slowly, like a melting wax statue. Types of Schizophrenia Disorganized type Incoherent language, wrong emotions, laughing for no reason, disorganized motor skills. Types of Schizophrenia Remission type Symptoms are gone but the disorder still exists. The patient has learned to deal with the disease. A scene from the film “A Beautiful Mind” Types of Schizophrenia Undifferentiated type Several basic symptoms of schizophrenia. Often affects the homeless population. Famous Schizophrenics (Functional) Lionel Aldridge, defensive end for the Green Bay Packers John Nash, genius mathematician and Nobel Prize winner Famous Schizophrenics Musicians Peter Green, Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac Syd Barrett, lead guitarist and founder of the rock band Pink Floyd Famous Schizophrenics The not-so-functional: John Hinckley Jr., tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan Ted Kaczynski, the Una-Bomber Famous Schizophrenics Scary moms: Andrea Yates. Suffered from post-partum depression. Heard voices that told her to drown her 5 children In the bathtub. Dena Schlosser. While listening to hymn music, she cut the arms off her infant daughter, then calmly called 911 and told them what she had done. Famous Schizophrenics Siblings: The Genain Quadruplets (identical) grew up in a mentally unstable family. By their 20’s, they had all been diagnosed as schizophrenics. They have been widely studied by psychologists for insight into genetic causes. Causes Biological Biochemistry and Physiology Family and Interactions The Insanity Defense A LEGAL term in which a person is deemed to have been “insane” during the time they committed a crime, meaning they did not understand reality or the difference between right and wrong. Mainly in cases of murder or other violent acts. Often these cases receive a lot of media attention. The insanity Defense: Research Presentation Name of defendant Crime: charges, date it occurred, names of victims, if any Verdict: What did the court decide? Sentence: What was the punishment? Where are they today? Has this case had any effect on the legal or psychological landscape? Insanity as a Defense in Court Dan White“The Twinkie Defense” as “diminished capacity”. The Menendez Brothersruthlessly murdered their wealthy parents. Lorena Bobbitt“temporary insanity” Insanity as a Defense in Court Cary Stayner- The Yosemite Killer Cary has a family connection to another heinous crime: the kidnap and rape of his brother Steven, by Kenneth Parnell. Cary Stayner pled NGRI, but was found guilty of the murder of 3 women in Yosemite National Park. Infamous Cases Prosenjit Poddar Jared Loughner James Holmes Andrea Yates John Hinckley Jr The Menendez Brothers Dan White Josef Fritzl (Austria) Cary Stayner Mary Winkler Ted Bundy David Berkowitz Ezra Pound Andrew Goldstein Jennifer Bigham Anthony Sowell John Evander Couey Lee Malvo Jonathan Schmitz Lorena Bobbit