Survey of Abnormal Behavior- Psychology

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The outsider

Lachenmeyer , the author of the Outsider , was the son of late Charles Lachenmeyer . He is seeking to understand his father who died wretchedly after a distressing fight with schizophrenia . Lachenmeyer presents his father 's serious faults and his attack by schizophrenia to his tragic death . Charles was an intelligent and educated man although he lived a wretched , homeless life and ending in a divorce . The diverse nature of Lachenmeyer 's character brings about an understanding of impact of schizophrenia on

individuals and the suffering encountered by a schizophrenia patients while alone and in the society (Lachenmeyer , 10

The author starts narrating about his aunt who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia . The disorder was established while she was in her mid-forties although she had been having the disorder from the time she was in high school . Lachenmeyer`s aunt did not finish her high school and she had to be sent from school as a result of a `strange behavior During her schooling days Lachenmeyer 's aunt used to draw complex drawings that were more complex compared to her age . In his art class Lachenmeyer was involved in drawing blind contours ' that reminded him of his aunt 's drawings

Lachenmeyer indicates that schizophrenics share a common `blindness from the environment which makes them not be part of it (35 . The problem of schizophrenics ' disconnection from the world originates from their lack of ability to perceive the world in the way it is seen by normal...