Mental Health: Schizophrenia
Watch the Ted Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6CILJA110Y). Follow along with the
questions. Answer in complete sentences.
1. What is the definition of schizophrenia?
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2. Delusions are fixed and false beliefs that ______________________________________.
3. If the words get jumbled enough it’s called_____________________________________.
4. Schizophrenia is not the same as:
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5. The quote “I think someone’s infiltrated my copies of the cases...” is an example of what?
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6. What does the speaker mean when she says she is “pro-psychiatry” but “anti-force”?
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7. What type of support does she have? Does it help her control her schizophrenia?
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8. What did you learn about schizophrenia?
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Macbeth and Schizophrenia
1.
Describe Macbeth in Act 3, what is he experiencing?
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2.
Compare Macbeth in Act 3 to Schizophrenia. Use instances where Macbeth experienced
such characteristics.
Characteristics of Schizophrenia
1. False beliefs that are
not based on reality.
2. Seeing or hearing
things that do not exist.
3. Flattening of emotions.
4. Difficulty planning
and/or problem
solving.
5. The fear that other
people are plotting
against you.
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