FISH Psychology 🐟 咸鱼心理学 🐟

Do you think that Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are the same? The answer is NO! The public often holds a misbelief where a schizophrenic patient switches between multiple personalities. In fact, ONLY DID patients have a split personality. Today we will explain the differences between these two distinct mental disorders! Types of disorder and symptoms Both schizophrenia & DID are described under two different chapters in the DSM-5: Schizophrenia -> Schizophrenia Spectrum & other psychotic disorders DID -> Dissociative disorders Both mental disorders has different  characteristics  too: Schizophrenia: Disruption in thinking, perception, emotions, behaviours Positive symptoms: Experience hallucinations (hearing voices & seeing things that does not exist/ are not real) Have delusions (having beliefs that are uncommon/ odd) Negative symptoms: Expressionless (have flat constant emotion) Anhedonia (can't feel happiness, pleasure) Dissociati...

Q: Why do we need to know about the brain when we learn about psychology? A: By learning the brain, we can examine how people think, remember, and learn. It also provides insight into the brain part that causes someone to behave in a certain way. For example, if someone is forgetful, it doesn’t necessarily mean that that person has bad memory, it could be due to the damage at the hippocampus -- a region that is in charge of memory. So how much do you know about your brain🧠🤔? Today we would like to start off with the basics by learning the brain parts and their functions! -- The Human Brain The human brain controls almost every aspect of ourselves from physiological responses to cognitive abilities. It can also be known as encephalon which literally means “in the head”. There are 3 main parts ( forebrain , midbrain , and hindbrain ). Each main part has its own division too: Three main parts of the human brain Overview of brain parts  Forebrain Forebrain is the largest part of th...