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Schizophrenia in Terms of Young Adults Dealing with Avolition.

Avolition is another negative effect of schizophrenia that can even occur in young adults. It is the effect where the person lacks interest or drive. According to Dogra, Rana, Das, and Avasthi (2009), “Schizophrenia may reduce people's motivation so that they are less able to work or participate in leisure activities. They may seem uninterested in everyday activities such as washing and cooking or, in extreme cases, may be unable to care for their personal hygiene or feed themselves” (p. 108). Basically, avolition is an attentional disorder where a person would end up not feeling up to doing homework or whatever they have going on in their lives. According to Bre´bion, Bressan, Pilowsky, and David (2009), “a disturbance in attention was commonly observed in patients with schizophrenia, and may contribute to their poor memory efficiency. Attention disorders might impede effective encoding by preventing the subjects from properly attending to the stimuli at the acquisition stage. Nevertheless, the few studies which have addressed the issue of the relationship between memory performance and various cognitive measures of attention in schizophrenia have not revealed a major role of attention deficit” (p. 207).

Schizophrenia in Terms of Young Adults with Sexual Dysfunctions.

And also, schizophrenia can cause a sexual dysfunction within both young men and women. According to Seeman (2013), “sexual dysfunction is common among women with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotic medication. Multiple factors influence sexual function and reproductive health in this patient population, including the effects of medications on prolactin secretion and the complexities of making contraceptive decisions in the context of a serious mental illness” (p. 471). This type of situation can also happen to young men who have schizophrenia as well. According to Nnaji and Friedman (2008), “sexual dysfunction is distressing symptom in schizophrenia, with rates of up to 86–96% reported in more recent studies, and persisting throughout the course of the illness. Putative mechanisms for sexual dysfunction in schizophrenia include medication-related effects, such as elevation of plasma prolactin levels, sedation owing to antihistaminergic effects, adrenergic effects and serotonergic blockade. Illness variables include negative symptoms mediated by low libido, direct effects of psychosis and abnormalities in the limbic system (p. 208).”

Conclusion

In conclusion, Schizophrenia can lead young adults to having hallucinations. It can cause them to deal with anhedonia. Schizophrenia can cause a lack of motivation in young adults. And it can even led young men and women to have sexual dysfunctions. Schizophrenia can be passed on genetically through one human being to another. According to Hennah (2005), “Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder identified on the basis of a pattern of abnormal behaviours, characterised by false beliefs and abnormal perceptions, which are reflective of the differentiation between inner preconceptions and expectations from external stimuli. However, a number of other symptoms can also present with diagnosis being dependent on the quantity, severity and duration of these symptoms” (p. 9). Thankfully, the world has the technology that will help patients who have schizophrenia get well, improve upon their lives, and have a brighter tomorrow.




 

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Dogra, M., Rana, A., Das, K., & Avasthi, A. (2009). An exploratory study on the effect of "activity scheduling" on the negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia in psychiatry ward, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Nursing and Midwifery Research Journal. 5.2, p. 107-115. Retrieved, 23 Feb, 2015, from: http://medind.nic.in/ nad/t09/i3/nadt09i3p107.pdf

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Kwapil, T.R. (1998). Social anhedonia as a predictor of the development of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 107, p. 558-565. Retrieved, 23 Feb, 2015, from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/T_Kwapil_Social_1998.pdf

Nnaji, R. N., & Friedman, T. (2008). Sexual dysfunction and schizophrenia: Psychiatrists’ attitudes and training needs. The Psychiatrist Jun. 32.6, p. 208-210. DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.016162

Seeman, M. V. (2013). Loss of libido in a woman with schizophrenia. The American Journal of Psychiatry. 170.5, p. 471-475. Retrieved, 23 Jan, 2015, from: http://ezproxy.faytechcc. edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1368605698?accountid=10812


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