Our culture used to be very, very religous and people with schizophrenia claimed visions of God and the Devil etc. As society swings away from religion do people with schizophrenia now focus on other things such as becoming obsessed by these evil Christians?
2007-05-17 11:52:06 · 6 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It is true as cultural influences change the expression of mental health and how it is dealt with changes accordingly.. One can believe that the famous people through out history had been touch by God or in fact suffered from some kind of mental disorder. The most famous that I can remember would be Joan of Arch. She is well know for hearing voices that helped her wage wars. One can see how culture effects the expression of mental disorders every day... For example why is it that in America people are depress show signs of either fatigue, anger, over eating, under eating, shut ins ect.. while in Asian countries depression is not prevalent in the culture.. In fact in the somatic forms are most common. Somatic referees to individuals complaining about health problems. Etc my hand hurt, back aches, arthritis, chest problems, etc.. any thing dealing with the physical body..... They are depress but the expression of it is not like in America they complain about physical problems... That does not mean that these individuals do not actually suffer from physical pain....Remember the mind is a powerful organ it will manifest the pain if you truly believe it is there...If you are interested in learning more think about looking up information dealing with multicultural psychology.. i hope this helps......
2007-05-17 12:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by mamthravalia22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one group should be generalized, including the group of people (1% of the population) with schizophrenia. Delusions & hallucinations come from the schizophrenics' subconscious minds, and manifest as a perceived reality. Whatever the person with the mental illness had in their minds before they became mentally ill, whether it's Christianity or atheism or Wicca or anything else, that will stay in their minds when they are sick, but may seem more real to them when they are sick. I'm not a doctor or anything, so maybe you should on sites where there a professionals who can answer your questions about schizophrenia.
2007-05-17 12:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by DCFN 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People needed to answer questions with the knowledge that they had. Now, we are fortunate to have a better understanding of the human mind and human behavior. There are treatments and medications. The way they are identified, the way they are stigmatized and the way they are treated have changed, but they have been in existence for ever. Schizophrenia is a disease, and it can not be caught from a Christian or devil or anyone else. It is a disease of the mind. If this is something that is of interest to you, please take the time to research mental health. It is a fascinating subject.
2007-05-17 12:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There are different types of schizophrenia. The ones I know do not focus on religion, but hear voices or see things. Joan of Arc may have been schizophrenic, or perhaps she did get messages fron God. Paranoid schizophrenics are the worse because they can be violent. Maybe the VT killer was paranoid.
2007-05-17 12:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-10 05:05:05 · answer #5 · answered by harriss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, I think crazy people always think god is speaking to them. In fact, I take it as a definite sign!
2007-05-17 11:58:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lynn 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋