Schizophrenia can be defined as a neurological illness that involves a series of intense psychotic outbreaks, usually occurring during the period of adolescence. It does not characterize an individual with a split personality, but rather focuses on frustration between reality and make belief. There are a number of negative symptoms that are associated with this disease that John mentioned in lecture. The signs of schizophrenia development included, depression, little to no motivation in life, avoidance of others, and displaying almost no emotion through their facial expression and body language. Essentially, this disease involves a discrepancy in the messages being sent to the brain, causing falsified delusions and hallucinations.
2.As an educator, how would you talk your class if a fellow student had developed schizophrenia?
As an educator, I would educate the class, in benefits of accommodating to a student who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. First, I would identify the illness when discussing it with my class, so they are aware of what it is and what affects it may have on them. Moreover, I would explain to them how their behaviors are harmless to reassure the students safety. Lastly I would give them advice …show more content…
In order to support the student’s disorder, I would provide activities for the whole class to engage in, so the student with the illness felt more comfortable with her fellow classmates and surroundings. The activity would involve challenges to develop connections such as working together to build a structured tower out of paper or playing memorization card games. The general aim for the class is to understand that challenges may arise, but with the support of each other, it can be conquered with cooperation skills and an open