Clinical Application Paper Clinical Application Paper During Mental Health clinical rotation I was able to see a variety of mental illnesses. Some of the patients looked absolutely normal in appearance, while others were able to be identified as having some sort of mental illness. These patients were all very unique in their own way. Having the opportunity to sit with a few of them during group sessions and group play, I was able to communicate with them and find out a little bit about them. A particular patient that stuck out to me was a young gentleman who has schizophrenia with episodes of mania. He loved his career in fashion, which made him feel very important to others. He loved to talk, drink alcohol, and had a flight of ideas. A flight of ideas is defined as moving rapidly from one thought to the next, making it difficult for other to follow the conversation (Halter, 2013). While he also loved to shop to overcome his stress, he would get violent with episodes of mania if stress was unrelieved. …show more content…
The scientific view of schizophrenia is that is develops from multiple inherited gene abnormalities, along with combined non-genetic factors that affects and alters the brains structure and neurotransmitters (Halter, 2013). Children with schizophrenia have a worse prognosis than adults who develop symptoms. They grow up having weird behaviors, problems in school, are less positive and socially engaged, and have an unusual motor development (Halter,