Table of Content

No. Content Pages

1 Introduction of Schizophrenia Disorder 2-3

2 Summary of Storyline 4

3 Scenes in Story 5–9

4 Story Script 10 – 15

5 Member's Roles & Responsibilities 16

6 References 17

7 Rubrics 18

8 Turnitin Report 19

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Introduction of Schizophrenia Disorder

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that can affects how people behaves, thinks and feels.
This kind of schizophrenia would more often happen to the people in their late adolescence or early
adulthood. Schizophrenia most commonly strikes between ages sixteen and thirty, Female late to
show symptoms than man. In many cases, the illness growing so slowly became people don’t know
they have the mental disorder many year. But in some cases, it can strike suddenly and develop
quickly. In population world, one percent of people got mental disorder call schizophrenia. In some
cases, children also have schizophrenia.

People who have schizophrenia will became rely other people. Because they cannot take
care themselves and unable to hold a job. Many people may refuse to take treatment, arguing that
there is nothing wrong with them. Some patients may present clear symptoms, but on other
occasions, they may seem fine until they start explaining what they are truly thinking. Symptoms
and signs of schizophrenia will vary, depending on the individual. The symptoms of schizophrenia
are emotional symptoms, cognitive symptoms, positive symptoms and negative symptoms.
Positive symptoms also know as psychotic symptoms. For instance, hallucinations and delusions.
People with schizophrenia might hear, see, smell, or feel things no one else does.
The types of hallucinations in schizophrenia are visual, tactile, auditory and olfactory.
1. Auditory. People often hears voices in their head. They easy to be angry or urgent and
demand that they do things. The sound like one voice or many. People with schizophrenia
might murmur, whisper or be angry and demanding.
2. Visual. People might see patterns, people, object or lights. Often it is family or friends that
already no longer alive. They also have trouble with depth perception and distance.
3. Olfactory and gustatory. Goods and bad smells and tastes include in olfactory and
gustatory. A few people think that they are refuse to eat because of being poisoned.
4. Tactile. This give people feelings that got something moving on their body. For example,
insects or hands.

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 Delusions are believe that seem strange to most people and are simply to proof error. The
person influence might think another people is trying to control their brain through TVs or that the
FBI is out to get them. They might believe they’re someone else, for instance, the president or
famous actor, or that they have superpowers. Types of delusions include persecutory delusions,
referential delusions and somatic delusions, religious delusions and grandiose delusions.
Persecutory delusions. The feeling someone is after you or that you’re being stalked, hunted,
framed or tricked. Referential delusions. When someone believes that public forms of
communication, like song lyrics or a gesture from a TV host, are a particular information just for
them. Somatic delusions. These center on the body. The person thinks they have a dreadful illness.
Religious delusions. Some person might think they have a particular relationship with a god or that
they are possessed by a devil. Grandiose delusions. Someone think they are a main digital on the
world stage, like a political figure or artist.
People with schizophrenia can have a hard time organize their thoughts. When you talk to
them, they might not be able to follow along. Instead, they might seem like distracted. Their words
are not making sense when their talk. Some people with schizophrenia can seem jumpy. Sometimes
they will repeat the same movement. But sometimes they might not do any action in few hours ,
which experts call being catatonic. Contrary to popular belief, people with schizophrenia might not
violence.The person with schizophrenia might seem like they have a terrible case of the blahs.
When they are talking, they are look like no emotions because they voice can sound flat. When
things happening around them, they may not smile normally or show usual facial emotions in
response to conversations. Doctor call this affective flattening. People with schizophrenia struggles
with the basics of daily life. They may stop bathing or taking care of themselves.

Cognitive symptoms & thinking problems reflect how well the person’s brain uses
information, learns and stores. Someone with schizophrenia might have difficult to learn thing when
work. For example, they cannot be do the difference things in the same time, for instance, phone
number add instructions. They have a hard time tmaking decisions.

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Summary of Storyline

May is a 20 year-old teenager that has been studying in college for a year now. Her
behaviour was increasingly odd in college according to her lecturer and friends. She quit seeing her
friends and no longer seemed to care about her appearance or social pursuits. She began wearing the
same clothes each day and seldom bathed.

She rarely spoke to her friends or her only sister, April. When she did talk to them, she
talked about how she is verbally abused by her lecturer and classmates. She skipped class so often
without any valid reason and never told her sister. April had often seen May talking and mumbling
to herself and at times she seemed to be talking to people who were not there. May would often ask
her friend to be quiet even when they were not making any noise.

One day, May is brought into the emergency room by April when she found May lying on
the floor with some pills by her side. It turns out that her grandmother had a schizophrenia and had
lived for 30 years in a mental hospital. On top of that, her parents left him and her sister when May
was very young. They have been out of touch with them. Therefore, May inherited the same illness
as her grandmother which was mainly a genetic inheritance and partly caused by her parents leaving
her and his sister.
May refused to believe the fact that she is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She is embarrassed
and refused to let others think she has a physiological disorder. She refuses to take her medication
and is still haunted by her own hearing that do not exists and her own confused thinking. April
comforted and console her while she was in the hospital for the whole time. She talked to May
ensuring her that having schizophrenia is not embarrassing.

After some advise and support from April, May then agreed to sign herself into the
psychiatric unitor treatment. She listened to her sister and decided to trust in the doctors. After a few
weeks, May's symptoms have slightly subsided and was discharged from the hospital. Her condition
can be managed with medication and psychosocial therapy.

In conclusion, psychological disorders can be treated as long as the patient is willing to

accept treatment and will follow up the treatments or therapies according to their doctors.

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Scenes in Story
No. Scene
1 College life
2 Wearing the same clothes
3 Daydreaming and
mumbling
4 Attending class
Description
May, a 20 year old teenager has been studying in college for a
year now. She is pretty decent in her studies and has some
friends in college that she is quite close with. She has a sister,
April whom she is really close with since young. Their parents
left them when May was only 8 years old and her sister was
only 10 years old. May and April supported each other
throughout their childhood life.
May's behaviour started to change drastically. She quit seeing
her friends and no longer seemed to care about her appearance
or social pursuits. She began wearing the same clothes each
day and seldom bathed. She did not care how she looked and
whether if she's clean.
Her friends regularly saw her staring at the wall in classes and
during their free time. She rarely talks to her friends orr her
sister these days. Sometimes, she mumbles to herself and no
one could hear or understand what she was saying. She often
stayed in room and started to skip classes frequently without
telling her sister nor did she wrote any letter to the lecturer.
One day, May did attend class and as always, she wore the
same shirt as before. She looked sleepless and worried like she
had never slept for many days. She sat in the corner of the
class during lecture and was acting really weird the whole
time.
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5 Out of the blue She looked scared and was staring right at Miss Jay while
Miss Jay was teaching. Out of the blue, she said that the
lecturer is criticizing her in front of the class. She claimed that
Miss Jay said that May is useless and isn't able to do anything
right. The lecturer, Miss Jay went up to her to find out what's
wrong. Then, May immediately stood up and ran out of the
class without saying anything.

6 Please keep quiet Another day in class, everyone was studying and doing their
own coursework and assignments. May suddenly went to her
friends and asked them to be quiet. They explained that they
weren't talking and were just doing their assignments on their
own. May continued to asked them to not make any noise.
They were shocked and just kept quiet because they didn't
know how to react.

7 Let's go out After class, May's friends decided to have lunch together and
maybe watch a movie together. They asked May to join them
and to take a break from studies. May refused to join them and
accused them of lying to her about how they wanted her to
join them. In her mind, they were only acting as her friends
and will make fun of her if she goes out with them.

8 Trying to talk May's friend was worried about her and decided that they
should talk to her about her behaviour. They told her that if
she is experiencing anything or not feeling well, she could talk
to them or her sister, April. May didn't want to listen and just
walked away without saying anything to them. They didn't
know what they can do to help her.

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9 Watching television One day, May and April is watching television in the living
room. May heard voices, she heard her lecturer saying how
she is useless and stupid and aren't able to do anything right.
She also heard her friends laughing at her attitude and making
fun of her. She was afraid and started to talk to herself.

10 Running away April was confused with how May was talking to herself for
no reason. May told her sister that her lecturer and friends
have been constantly verbally abusing her for the whole year
in the college. Then, May just ran to her room and slam the
door. April was worried but did not want to bombard May
with questions.

11 Finding out Therefore, the next day, April wanted to find out the truth and
the reason behind it. She called Miss Jay and asked why she is
being so harsh on May. Miss Jay insisted that she had never
scolded May and that May was always acting odd and skipped
class most of the time. April does not believe her. Miss Jay
said that April can asked May's friends if she does not believe
her words.

12 So afraid May was studying in her room when suddenly she heard loud
knocks on the door and her lecturer came into the room
continuosly scolding her. She was so afraid and sat on the
floor for a while. Then, April came into her room, wondering
what happened. She comforted May and got her to feel better.
So she left to find May's friend in the college to find out the
truth.

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13 The truth April went to May's college to talk to her friends. They told
her that May rarely come to classes and if she does, she never
talks to them. They told her the incident that happened that
day and also the fact that sometimes May would ask them to
keep quiet even if they weren't talking.After finding out the
truth, April decided to confront May about her behaviour.

14 Commiting suicide May sat on the bed deep in thought before continuing her
reading. Suddenly, May heard voices of her friends bullying
her and making fun of her. She feels helpless and was
frustrated as to what to do. She could not handle it and thought
that the world will be better without her. She wrote a letter for
her sister and left it on the table when she decided to commit
suicide.

15 Admitted into hospital An hour later, April came back from May's college and found
May lying on her bed unconsious with some pills on the floor.
She called for an ambulance and went to the hospital with
May. After making sure that May is safe, April went to the
doctor's office for consultation to find out about May's
situation.

16 The consultation April told the doctor about April's weird behaviour in class
and at home. It turns out that their grandmother used to have
symptoms like this. April remembers how her grandmother
acted the same way as May. She also mentioned how their
parents left them alone when May was only 8 years old. She
thought that it might have affected May's mental health. The
doctor diagnosed May with Schizophrenia Disorder. He
explained the disorder to April and the treatments therapies
that can help with it.

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17 Diagnosed with May refused to believe that she has a phsycological disorder
Schizophrenia and refused to take medication. May still strongly believes that
the voices and hallucinations are real. Her sister, April
comforted her and explained to her that she has confused
thoughts and false beliefs.April advised May to get her
treatments and affirmed her that she will always be there for
her alongside her treatments and therapies.

18 Getting treatment May then agreed to sign herself into the psychiatric unitor
treatment. She listened to her sister and decided to trust in the
doctors. After two months, May's symptoms have slightly
subsided and was able to be discharged from the hospital. The
doctor told her that her condition can be managed as long as
she take her medication and get psychosocial therapy on time.

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Story Script
In the usual days of May's life,

April and May is having breakfast at home,

April: May, it's time to have breakfast!
May: Okay, coming.

May walks into the kitchen,

April: I just bought this biscuit, let's try.

May: Wow, so nice.
I'm going to class now, bye.

Miss Jay is teaching in class,

Miss Jay: Listen here, I want to start the class now...

Okay, do you understand?
May: Miss, I dont understand.
Jet then teaches May......

After the class has ended, May asked Jet if there is any class for tomorrow.

May: Jet, tomorrow got class?

Jet: Yes, tomorrow got class, from two to five.
May: Okay, bye bye.
Jet: May, let’s have lunch together.
May: Okay, let’s go.

Then, her behaviour started to change, she starts wearing the same clothes, doesn't talk to her
friends and would often skip classes.

One day at college, May sits alone and was staring at Miss Jay,

May: Miss! Why you always say that I’m useless? Am I very stupid?
Miss Jay: May, are you okay? I didn’t say anything about you. Are you not feeling well?

Then, May ran out of the class without saying anything.

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Another day at college, everyone was doing their own work and discussing in class. Suddenly, May
turns and say to them,

May: Shh! Quiet!

Jeff: We didn’t say anything, May.
Jet: We are just doing our own work.
May: Shh! Just keep quiet!

They were shocked and just kept quiet because they didn’t know how to react.

Later, May’s friends decided to watch movie and ask May to join them,

Loke: Hey May! Let’s go to the cinema tomorrow.

Jeff: Yup! After the movie, let’s go to dinner together.
Lim: Ya la. Now the exam is over, just come out and chill with us.
May: No! I don’t want go out with you all.
Jet: Why not? Just go out with us la. Come lah!
May: Stop making fun of me! Don’t act like you all my friends!

May refused and walked away. Then May’s friends was worried about her and tried to talked to her,

Lim: May, are you okay? Are you experiencing something?

May: No, just go.
Jet: Are you not feeling well? If you are, you can talk to us or your sister.
May: No, no, I don’t want to listen. Just go.

May then walked away.

The very next day, May and April was watching television in the living room,

April: May, you see. This is so funny. Hahaha.

May: Why u always scold me? Did I do anything wrong? Why?
April: What happened to you? Are you okay? Maybe you call tell your problem.
May: Do you hear that? Lecturer and other friend are scolding me. I don’t know why.
April: Why they scold you?
May: I also don’t know! They say that I’m useless and stupid.

April ran to her room and slammed the door.

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Next morning, April wanted to find out what's wrong,

April: Hi, are you May’s lecturer? I am her sister.

Miss Jay: Yes, I am. Is there any problem?
April: May I know why you always scold my sister?
Miss Jay: But I never scold her before. She is always acting weird at class and always skip
classes.
April: Don’t lie to me la. She won’t skip class without telling me.
Miss Jay: It's true, you can ask her friends. I hope she's okay.
April: Okay. I will ask ther friends.
Both: Bye.

At the same time, May was studying in her room when suddenly she saw her lecturer coming in and
scolding her. After awhile, April came in,

April: What's wrong? Are you okay?

May: The lecturer is scolding me.
April: There's nobody here.
It;s okay, I'm here for you.
Do you feel better now?
May nods.
April: Okay, then I will go out now.

After making sure May feels better, April went out to May's college to find out what's wrong with
May,

April: Are you May’s friends?

Friends: Yes, we are.
April: May I have a seat?
Lim: Sure.
April: Nice to meet you. Can I know how is May acting recently?
Loke: Actually May always absence for class and she rarely talking to us.
Jet: I also remembered one day, May stared at Miss Jay, then suddenly said that Miss Jay is
scolding her useless, stupid and many other words,

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 Lim: Miss Jay asked May what was wrong but she just kept quiet ang walk out from the
classroom.
Bear: The other day, all of us were studying quietly. Suddenly, May asked all of us not to make
any noise.
Jet: We were just doing our own work and didn’t make a sound. We tried to explain to her.
Loke: Ya, but she kept on asking us to shut up.
April: Okay. I think I will go home and talk to her. Anyways, thank yo u.

Meanwhile, May continues studying and started hearing voices. She then decided to commit suicide
and wrote a letter. After an hour, April came back and asked May to have lunch but found her
unconsious on her bed. April quickly called an ambulance and kept on trying to wake May up.

April sat by May's side when May wakes up,

April: Are you ok?

May: Where am I? Am I dead?
April: No. You are safe.
May: Why you at here? Where am I?
April: You are at hospital right now.
May: So am I still alive?
April: Yes, you still alive. Nothing to worry.
May: You just let me die. I don’t want to listen those annoying sounds.
April: Just calm down. I will see doctor tomorrow.

May did not want to talk and just turned her back to April.

April: Okay, you just take a rest.

Then April went to consult the doctor,

Doctor: May I asked how was May’s behavior lately?

April: Recently, my sister looks so abnormal. She always talk to herself and said someone is
scolding her. But there’s nobody scolding her. Then she tried to kill herself.
Doctor: Okay. So may I know whether your family members have acted like this before?
April: Yes. I think my grandmother had before.
Doctor: Beside this, did your sister experienced something in the past that affected her?

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 April: Our parents left us since my sister was very small and I can feel that she was very
unstable at that time.
Doctor: Okay, I understand. Your sister is suffering a mental disorder known as schizopheria
disorder.
April: What is schizopheria disorder?
Doctor: This disease is characterized by abnormal behavior, strange speech and a decreased
ability to understand reality. Other symptoms include unclear thinking, hearing voices
that does not exist and also lack of motivation.
April: How can this mental disorder to be treated?
Doctor: I will prescribe some medicine which is known as antipsychotic medication to
your sister to effectively manage sighs and symptoms at the lowest dose and also some
psychosocial therapy will be given as treatment. I may also provide her social skills
training. This focuses on improving communication and social interaction.
Hospitalization will be needed for the first couple of weeks until her condition is stable.
April: I hope my sister will be able to control her symptoms as soon as possible under your
effective treatment.
Doctor: No problem. I will try my best.
April: Thank You, doctor.

The next day, April tells May about her disorder,

April: May, listen to me first. You are suffering schizophrenia.

May: Schizophrenia? What is that?
April: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that characterized by unclear thinking, hearing voice
that do not exist, like you.
May: That’s impossible! I really hear that they are scolding me.
April: May, no one is scolding you. You need to take these medications.
May: No! I don’t want to take! I’m not crazy!
April: May, calm down. You are not crazy, you are just sick. Don’t worry, you’ll get better.
May: But how can I get better. I cannot stand them scolding me.
April: No one scold you. You just have to take medication on time and see the doctor for
therapy once in a week. I am always here for you.
May: Okay, I trust in you.

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May then agreed to sign herself for the treatment. Two months later, May is discharged from the
hospital and is able to control her symptoms with ongoing medication and therapies.

Although currently there is no cure for schizophrenia, you can treat and manage it with medication,
self-help strategies, and supportive therapies. Schizophrenia requires lifelong treatment, even when
symptoms have subsided. Having schizophrenia doesn’t mean you can’t live a full life. With the
right treatment, most people with schizophrenia are able to have satisfying relationships, be part of
a community and enjoy life. Many people with schizophrenia can function normally. No matter
what challenges you presently face, there is always hope.

THE END.

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Member's Roles and Responsibilities
Lee Sin Yee (QIUP-201804-002028)
Sin Yee's role in this story is the main role, May. She is the one acting as the teenager that
has schizophrenia disorder. Her responsibility is to act out the symptoms of the disorder. She has to
be able to act out what are the early signs of having this disorder. She also have to be able to show
the audience how it will affect her when she did not seek help in the early stage of the disorder
which she did not in the story.
Sin Yee is responsible to write the report for the dialogues of the story in this assignment.

Cheong Li Lian (QIUP-201804-002013)

Li Lian's role in this story is the main role's sister, April. She is acting as the sister of the
main role which is loving,caring and resposible towards May. She has to be able to act out April's
responsibility to take care and support May in the story. She has to show the audience how
important it is to have someone that will support you throughout the disorder and treatment of it.
The ending of the story will not be the same without the care and love of this role.
Li Lian is resposible to do the scenes and storyline of the assignment along with Sarah.

Sarah Kang Wen Yue ( QIUP-201804-002012)

Sarah's role in this story is the lecturer in college. She has to act out the hallucinations of
May and also as the normal lecturer in college. She has to be able to show the audience two
completely different sides of the role in the story. In May's hallucinations, she is constantly talking
down of May and scolding her ; In real life, she cares for May in both her studies and her daily life.
She has to let the audience know that the lecturer isn't at all like May's hallucinations.
Sarah is resposible to help with the storyline of the assignment and the directing and editing
of the video.

Hoe Chun Jet (QIUP-201804-002107)

Chun Jet's role in the story is the doctor of May and one of May's friend. As the doctor, he
has to act as a doctor to May and diognosed her with schizophrenia. He has to be able to let the
audience know the causes and treatments for schizophrenia disorder. As one of May's friend, he has
to act as the worried friend but do not know how to help May. He has to be able to work with some
friends we brought in to help act in this story.
Chun Jet is resposible to do the report on Schizophrenia Disorder of the assignment.

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References
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia/patient-story

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354449

https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-therapy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&from=groupmessage&v=MbKTF3R-z6I

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=19I02-JnbV4

Rubrics

Turnitin Report

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