Question

You viewed a video of Peter, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Briefly describe his symptoms. How is Peter affected by this disorder?

Answer 1

Schizophrenia

The symptoms that Peter showed are:

1) Peter seemed angry and he mostly stayed aloof. He seemed confused for he was walking in circles and clapped his hands after a certain interval.

2) He has delusions of thoughts which was reflected in his incoherent speech. Also, he showed signs of memory loss too.

3) He seemed depressed and fearful. He was getting scared and angry at someone who was not physically present. He hallucinated.

4) His walk was faster than normal and his hands were clasped and tightly fixed to his sides.

Peter got affected by this disorder as one of his parent has this disorder.