A bio-psychologist who works to help people overcome anxiety, drug or alcohol dependency or mental illnesses needs patience, understanding, and knowledge. Many disorders may be missed during therapy sessions. So, in order to understand a patient's disorder or disease, a bio-psychologist must know all the underlying conditions, symptoms, characteristics and treatments of a wide variety of mental and emotional issues. Evaluating the way a person is behaving and then setting specific steps to help that person live with or overcome their problem(s) is only part of the work of a psychologist.
             Schizophrenia, Causes, and Treatments
             Understanding how biology can affect psychological activities and disorders is crucial in understanding how to effectively treat patients. Many people believe that schizophrenia is a disorder that affects only the destitute, which it is not. A disorder can affect anyone of any shape, size, or color. A very small percentage of the population is affected by this disorder, approximately 1% (Pinel, 2007.)
             Schizophrenia is a disorder of the brain. Researchers believe that diagnosis and begin treatment before the age of 17, can be important (Kao & Liu, 2010). Many times symptoms begin in adolescents. The areas of the brain, which are affected, start with the cerebral hemispheres that include many important portions of the brain (Livestrong, 2011.) According to Livestrong.com, this part of the brain includes thinking, learning, and judgment. When the brain begins to malfunction, a person's begins to show signs of schizophrenia. These symptoms may include experiencing delusions, including seeing and hearing voices that others do not hear.
             A person suffering with schizophrenia may have problems with movement as well as body language (Livestrong, 2011.) The lack of movement may make the person appear catatonic. Finally, distortions to the hippocampus and amygdala will cause social activity to become ab...