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Flaws:
Early on in the film we see Nash's roomate. Later on we see an agent that tells him about his role in fighting communism. It is hinted that these characters are figments of his imagiunation. (Hallucinations related to schizophrenia are more auditory).
The figments start off being helpful. And later on they give him difficultys.
Not all hallucinations are persecuting; but to show them as a some what imaginary friend may confuse schizophrenia with multiple personality disorders.
Overall the movie hardly covers what schizophrenia really is. I wouldnt suggest this movie to learn about schizophrenia.

Tony: This assignment helped me understand schizophrenia alot better compaired to just reviewing the material in class. I find the project to be better than just writing it on a piece of paper because you have access to it anywhere. I eliminates the excuse of "I forgot it at school". I felt confident when I didnt copy and paste from the internet knowing my sources were reliable. I cannot think of any way it could be improved.
Manda: I think the best part about this assignment was the fact that you had to watch a movie. You got to see how a real person would experience one of these disorders in real life. I agree that this project is superior to ones written down because you have no excuse to have left it somewhere other than "my internet doesn't work" and even then you can get much of the work done in school. I felt it was more memorable to not be albe to copy and paste because you actually had to read what you were typing and think about what needed to be said. I would be careful, however, because people could still just type out all the information that they see on a different site exactly as it is, without copying and pasting.

Tony: This assignment helped me understand schizophrenia alot better compaired to just reviewing the material in class. I find the project to be better than just writing it on a piece of paper because you have access to it anywhere. I eliminates the excuse of "I forgot it at school". I felt confident when I didnt copy and paste from the internet knowing my sources were reliable. I cannot think of any way it could be improved.

Schizophrenic Disorders- A schizophrenic disorder is defined as a chronic mental illness that affects about one percent of the population. The victim interprates reality in an abnormal way. There are many types of schizophrenic disorders. This page well define the symptoms, give possible causes, and point out differences between the illnesses we are presenting. The illnesses we are looking at are: Disorganized Schizophrenia, Catatonic Schizophrenia, and Paranoid Schizophrenia.
A Movie on Schizophrenia

Schizophrenic Disorders- A schizophrenic disorder is defined as a chronic mental illness that affects about one percent of the population. The victim interprates reality in an abnormal way. There are many types of schizophrenic disorders. This page well define the symptoms, give possible causes, and point out differences between the illnesses we are presenting. The illnesses we are looking at are: Disorganized Schizophrenia, Catatonic Schizophrenia, and Paranoid Schizophrenia.
A Movie on Schizophrenia

Other Treatments: Physical Restraints for those who attempt to harm others or themselves, Seperation from others for a period of time
Movie about Paranoid Schizophrenia:
Scene1: Nathaniel fights going to Lamp even though it could benefit him, and Mr. Lopez. He stutters over words and keeps talking even if Mr. Lopez interrupts. He rarely makes eye contact as well, showing that there may be something wrong or perhaps a feel of inferiority to Mr. Lopez.
Scene2: Flashbacks of fighting with Nathaniel's sister occur. He fights her over nothing but eating soup she made and starts forcing her to eat it instead. Throughout the scene he is also hearing voices saying things such as "I will protect you Nathaniel" which are supposedly the "voices in his head." This shows that there is a form of schizophrenia involved by how he is getting an illusion of his sister trying to hurt him and voices talking to him.
Scene3: Because of the flashback with him fighting with his sister, Nathaniel starts to attack others at what would have been his Cello recital. This is harmful towards others as well as his own later ability to be seen as dangerous or able to work in society because of his schizophrenia. The voices also occur in this scene and Nathaniel runs away after nearly hitting someone in the head with a piece of wood with nails hammered in the end of it that he made himself.
Scene4: Mr. Lopez is forced to help Nathaniel carry his cart to the orcestra recital. This makes him aggravated and lash out towards Nathaniel, but he later changes his mind and helps him carry the cart. Nathaniel is very attached to his cart and doesn't seem to trust anyone other than Mr. Lopez, who he later calls his "god."
The movie shows the many things that people with schizophrenia may have to go through. Not all the symptoms are shown, but many of them are. The voices illustrate how schizophrenias hear and may obey different things that we can't hear ourselves. It shows how it can cause stress and maybe even speaking troubles. They incorporate the attachment that schizos may gain because of their illness to objects such as carts as convulsions and the reactions of when that convulsion may be attempted at being taken away. Fighting scenes can be seen as the struggle between society and schizos and the hardships of keeping a job with the disorder.
However, the schizophrenic disorder in the movie could possibly be seen as a different type of schizophrenia than what is said the actual Nathaniel has. The symptoms given can be also seen as disorganized schizophrenia or another form of schizophrenia. They do, in the movie, show that Nathaniel is in fact diagnosed with schizophrenia as well, but they never mention what form unless you look into the movie details or documentary. Although it may not completely explain paranoid schizophrenia exactly, it was a very good movie which did inform descriptively of what some of the symptoms for schizophrenia are.

-Thoughts that you are better than others or someone is after you
Treatments:
-CertainBiological: Certain medication such with many patients.
-Grouppatients, Shock Therapy
-Individual
Sociocultural: Group Therapy, Family Meetings
Learning: Individual Therapy
-Family Meetings
-Separation from others for a period of time
-Physical
Other Treatments: Physical Restraints for others or themselves
-Shock Therapythemselves, Seperation from others for a period of time
Movie about Paranoid Schizophrenia:

-lack of physical movement
Treatment:
-MedicationsBiological: Medications such as Benzodiazepines or Barbiturates
-ShockBarbiturates, Shock Therapy
-Hospitalization
-Psychotherapy
Learning: Psychotherapy (family or individual)
-Vocationalindividual), Vocational skills training
Other Treatments: Hospitilization