Propositions included in essay:
Proposition one: There is evidence that executive functioning is diminishing in DISORGANIZED schizophrenic patients
proposition 2: it is possible that a diminishing executive function is also undermining nonverbal communication and flat effect
proposition 3: there has been evidence of improving executive function in ADHD patients. can we apply this existing function of ADHD test and solutions two disorganized schizophrenic patients and measure the executive function?
Method for research:
EXPERIMENTAL
2 groups = normal controls And schizophrenic patients
first group= executive function intervention in normal drugs given
second group= drug only treatment given
they are measured on interpersonal tasks and measure nonverbal
compared to see if interaction improves and by how much
USE DSM 4 and 5 TO DEFINE DISORGANIZED SCHI AND ONLY USE ONE OR TWO NONVERBAL ACTIONS
DEFINE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND DISORGANIZED SCHI. DEFINE NONVERBAL COMM AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. Say that normal people are showing activations in the prefrontal cortex when doing tasks = EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
describe the independent variable: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
and the dependent variable: schizophrenia
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