Yunji+Park+Schizo


 * 1) =====Was insulin shock therapy a viable clinical treatment?=====
 * 2) =====Although the insulin shock theory may have helped some people, it is not a viable clinical treatment. Insulin shock therapy is a hormone insulin that was discovered in 1922. It was tested in patients that were suffering from diseases that had no treatment. The insulin was used to reduce the anxiety, nervousness, vomiting, and weight loss of patients. By taking the insulin, patients had stupor or coma. However, by having stupor or coma, patients were able to loose their psychotic thoughts.=====
 * 3) =====Was John Nash an unusual case, or do you think that many schizophrenic patients can be taught to function in society with without medication?=====
 * 4) =====I think that many schizophrenic patients can be taught to function in society without medication. It all depends on how serious the illness is for one. If the illness is too serious, one should take medication in order to function in society. Thus, I don't think John Nash was an unusual case. Also, he didn't even function fully in society without medication. Because he didn't take medication towards the end, he began to see imaginary people and things again. It was life-threatening.=====
 * 5) =====What are the dangers and/or advantages of this type of treatment (re: insulin shock therapy)?=====
 * 6) =====The danger of this type of treatment is that it is very risky. If too much of the insulin is taken by one, his or her brain may not function. One may loose his or her memory based on how his or her body reacts to the insulin. There are better treatments these days.=====
 * 7) =====What is the difference between the treatment of schizophrenia in 1960-1970 and today?=====
 * 8) =====There was only one treatment of schizophrenia in 1960-1970, which was the insulin shock therapy. Nowadays, there are other treatments that are even better. They are less risky and more effective.=====
 * 9) =====What are the various types of schizophrenia? Which would you consider the worst case to have? The least worst? Explain why for each.=====
 * 10) =====There are two types of schizophrenia: Reactive or Acute Schizophrenia and Process Schizophrenia. Reactive or acute schizophrenia is usually sudden and seems to be a reaction to some life crisis. Reactive schizophrenia is a more treatable form of schizophrenia. Process schizophrenia is characterized by lengthy periods of its development with sever symptoms. It doesn't really relate to any major life change or catastrophe. People who usually have this type of schizophrenia are "loners" who are kind of like outsiders.=====
 * 11) =====What treatments are being pioneered today for schizophrenia?=====
 * 12) =====Treatments today of patients with schizophrenia is the prescription of antipsychotic drugs. These drugs control symptoms, but they still do not cure the illness. These days, insulin shock therapy is not used in the West. However, it is still used in China and the former Soviet Union. Also, Lobotomy, also called as leucotomy or psychosurgery, is used to relieve patients of agitation and obsessive rituals.=====