"We need more psychology, we need more understanding of human nature." - Carl Jung
p.358 - Schizophrenia - where the personality loses its unity. A form of psychosis and often includes distorted perception of reality.
p. 359 - 2 Categories: Positive (additions to behavior or thinking), and Negative (absence of behavior or thinking).
4 Symptoms: 1. Bizarre Delusions, 2. Hallucinations, 3. Disorganized incoherent speech, 4. Grossly Disorganized or Inapporpriate Behavior
Theories of Causes: 1. Genetic Predispositions, 2. Structural Brain Abnormalities, 3. Neurotransmitter Abnormalities, 4. Prenatal Abnormalities
Mental Disorder: violation of cultural standards, behavior that is maladaptive for the individual or society, and the emotional suffering caused by the behavior.
p. 365 - Personality Disorders - characterized by rigid, self-destructive traits that cause distress or an inability to get along with others. They include paranoid, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorders.
Anxiety Disorders - Generalized anxiety disorder, Phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Mood Disorders - major depression symptoms are low self-esteem, fatigue, loss of appetite, prolonged grief and despair.
Bipolar Disorder - symptoms of episodes of depression and mania (excessive euphoria).
Book: Healing Steps by Sharyn Higdon Jones, MA LMFT
"We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full."
"That I feed the hungry, forgive an insult, and love my enemy -- these are great virtues! But what if I should discover that the poorest of the beggars and the most prudent of offenders are all within me, and that I stand in need of the alms of my own kindness; that I myself am the enemy who must be loved? What then?" - Carl Jung
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