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Schizophrenia and its Effects on Biological Psychology


Issue and effects on Biological psychology of Schizophrenia.....I need an Analysis of Schizophrenia, and also the affect it has on biological psychology.....

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Schizophrenia is defined as "any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact" (Schizophrenia, 2009). Therefore, the person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is unable to think logically and realistically. Consequently, that person also tends to withdraw from others due to their dysfunctional perception of the world around them. Biological psychology is a mixture between biology and psychology. Therefore, its purpose is to study how the brain's chemistry affects thought processes and behavior, such as the ...

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An in-depth analysis of schizophrenia and the biological factors that lead to various thought patterns and behaviors.