PSY 15: Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia could be elucidated as psychotic disorder characterized by obvious decline in the usual functioning of everyday life. Most professionals in the healthcare industry believe that schizophrenia is a brain disorder. As evidence, scientific research coupled by technological advancements proves that schizophrenia is a brain disorder. For instance, Zipursky et al., (2012) reveals that modern brain imaging techniques such as computerized tomography and magnetic imaging can be used to demonstrate that schizophrenia is a brain disorder. Further, people suffering from Schizophrenia report to possess up to twenty-five percent less volume of gray matter. Specifically, the deficiency in gray matter occurs in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Additionally, studies on functional scanning of the brain using function MRI and Positron Emission Tomography also reveal that schizophrenic brains are different from usual brains. The studies show low leve...