Effects of Mental Health of Persons with Schizophrenia on Perceiving and Interpreting Reality of Life

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  • Dr. Hina Hadayat Ali Department of Special Education, University of Education, Lahore, Faisalabad Campus,Pakistan

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https://doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v11i3.1666

Abstract

The intention of the current study was to endeavor the effects of mental health of persons with schizophrenia on perceiving and interpreting reality of life.  The researcher controlled over 16 variables in order to find out the effects of mental health of persons with schizophrenia taken as determinant. The parents and care takers of the persons with schizophrenia were the population of the study. Random sampling technique was employed to choose the sample of the persons with schizophrenia (n = 70) from the Faisalabad city and the Lahore city of the Punjab, Pakistan.  A structured questionnaire for collecting specific information was developed on the basis of 5 point likert scale such as very strong (5), strong (4), neutral (3), not really (2) and not at all (1).  After collecting data, it was tabulated and results were interpreted through descriptive statistics by using SPSS.  Inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test) and descriptive statistics (Frequencies and Percentages) were used for statistical analysis.  Results indicated a significant positive correlation (r = 0.38, significant at P 0.01) in mental health of persons with schizophrenia on perceiving and interpreting reality of life. There was a significant difference (significant at p .001) between the perception of parents and the perception of care takers having impact of mental health on perceiving and interpreting reality of life for persons with schizophrenia. ‘Thoughts that it would be better off dead’ prevail all the time and ‘behavioral and/or emotional changes most prominently occur while performing job tasks under the effect of mental health of persons with schizophrenia clearly manifest severe effects on perceiving and interpreting reality. It was concluded that mental health of persons with schizophrenia seems to be associated with significant loss for perceiving and interpreting reality.

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2023-09-30

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Hadayat Ali, D. H. (2023). Effects of Mental Health of Persons with Schizophrenia on Perceiving and Interpreting Reality of Life. VFAST Transactions on Education and Social Sciences, 11(3), 09–16. https://doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v11i3.1666

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