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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict, explain, and exert some control over abnormal patterns of functioning. ...
Biochemical abnormalities
Neurotransmitter dopamine may fire too often and transmit too many messages; may be due to too much L-dopa in schizophrenics; this hypothesis seems too fit Type I schizophrenics (they respond to treatment)
Abnormal brain structures
Enlarged ventricles, damaged frontal lobes or cerebrum linked to more negative symptoms in Type II schizophrenics.
Approximate Word count = 3112 Approximate Pages = 12.4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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