There are many disorders around the world that affect people on a daily basis. They are life-changing and life-changing. They affect how well a person can function at a normal standard of living. That in itself is an interesting way to look at the disorder, but it's really how schizophrenia is viewed. The term normal is in itself a complex concept, but understanding this for the purpose of schizophrenia; Normality is anything that deviates from the socially accepted way of behaving. The person affected by this disorder moves away from reality and, at the same time, moves away from what they have been all their life. It has been claimed that schizophrenia plays a very important role in who a person is and how they behave. actions are interpreted by the culture in which they live. To contain the context of what schizophrenia is, the textbook definition describes it as a “severe disorder of thought and emotion associated with a loss of contact with reality” (Lilinfeld 479). The author of this manual has spent time and research to discover the most socially accepted and understood definition possible. This definition in itself is almost overwhelming when you consider that it is a disorder that currently affects the entire life span. The thinking and feeling aspects come into play when one realizes that any deviation from what a person normally thinks and feels will undoubtedly affect the way their thoughts and emotions change. By changing thoughts and emotions, actions will inevitably be affected by how they are performed. This is where the culturally accepted part becomes a problem because anything that strays from the normal action will draw attention to...... middle of paper ...... my L., & Woolf N. (2010). The enigma of schizophrenia. In L. Jewell (Ed.), Psychology: A framework for everyday thinking (pp. 479–483). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc. Merlo, MCG, Perris, C., Brenner, HD, (2006) Cognitive therapy with schizophrenia patients: the evolution of a new therapeutic approach. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews, 2(3), 1-2.Myers, DG, (2009). Self-concept: who am I? In M. Ryan (Ed.), Exploring social psychology (pp. 23-33). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Nevid, J. S., Rathus, S. A., & Greene, B. (2011). Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. In J. Marshall (Ed.), Abnormal psychology in a changing world (pp. 390–425). Sawhney, V., Chopra, V., Kapoor, B., Thappa, JR, Tandon, VR, (2005). Prescribing trends in schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis. JK Science. 7(3), 1-3.