Schizophrenia Research Essay
Schizophrenia Research Essay
“What is schizophrenia?” … “A schizophrenic is a person who has split personalities…”
NOT!!!
The common belief of the American society is that schizophrenia refers to a person with split or multiple personalities. When in fact it is not that at all, but instead it something deeper that severely affects the human mind.
Being schizophrenic affects a person in so many ways, physically, mentally, and especially emotionally. Many schizophrenics are characterized by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, bizarre behavior, and social withdrawal. Many schizophrenics find themselves withdrawing from the ones around them. I feel that this happens because the society around them is so insensitive to their needs and more importantly, their feelings. Schizophrenics, in my opinion, need love and care to feel like they are not alone in this his world. Unfortunately, many do face the world alone and helpless because of the events that could have led to the cause of schizophrenia. It is caused by a variety of factors, some may be biological and others could be the events in their lives left them feeling lonely, depressed, or unloved.
I became aware of this illness in the beginning of my junior year. I have not yet been personally exposed to it, but by researching it, I found a great interest in the illness and the people who are diagnosed with it. The thing that interests me the most are the actions that schizophrenics take, and the fact that many feel so alone. As I began my research for this project I began to see that a majority of the community surrounding me knew very little of it and how it affects society. I personally do not know of anyone diagnosed with schizophrenia. I do however have relationships with other people who have personal relationships with schizophrenics. This increased my interest in this subject and began my journey to finding several answers to several questions.
Schizophrenia is an important topic not only for myself, but also for the rest of society. As I was doing my research, I noticed that we, the American society, were not to sensitive about the subject. For example, in the newspaper, The Record, a headline stated “The SCHIZO Knicks beat the Sixers.” This obviously showed the lack of knowledge that many people had towards schizophrenia. Saying “Schizo” is like saying “Nigger”. It’s offensive to say...