Schizophrenia :Schizophrenia Philip Xander Almonte


Character Summary :Character Summary Riri Momoyama is a suppositious character envisioned by the creator as the protagonist in the drama series, Anna San no Omame—translated in to English as The Best Friend of Beautiful Anna. Anna San no Omame tells a story of two best friends, who met in high school and now live together in an apartment in Tokyo. Riri is described by the narrator as the most misunderstanding woman in the world for her overconfidence and mishaps due to her false and fabricated beliefs. She mistakes her best friend’s, boyfriend, Kyoutaro Sakagami, as being dazed by her “supernatural beauty”, leading to a series of conflicts. Anna San no Omame was broadcasted in TV Asahi in Japan from October 13 to Dec 15, 2006 with ten episodes.


Video Clip :Video Clip http://www.mysoju.com/annasan-no-omame/episode-2/part-1/


Symptoms and Behaviors :Symptoms and Behaviors The character often compares her self to famous icons—different at each given time— whenever she is introduced to new acquaintances. At each opportune that her best friend is approached by men, she immediately interrupts and proceeds to talk to them believing that she is the one being approached. There had been situations in which she believes that she is being pursued and being wanted to be taken advantage of sexually. At times, she becomes paranoid that her best friend is able to hear her thoughts and know more about her than the actual. She is convinced that people who do not like her are jealous of her, thus, volunteering to become their role model. In her world, she is the most beautiful, most admired, and is envied even by God, which makes her a sinner.


Diagnosis :Diagnosis There are different kinds of delusions that co-exist with Schizophrenia. These are delusions of grandeur, control, thought broadcasting, persecution, reference, and withdrawal. Delusion of grandeur is the belief that he/she is an influential and famous person and portrays that character. Delusion of control is the belief that an animal, object, or another person is capable of influencing or controlling one’s self in committing activities against his/her will. Thought broadcasting is the belief that other people are capable of entering one’s thoughts. Delusion of persecution, on the other hand, is the belief that other people have desires to kill or inflict harm on the individual. Reference is having the belief of being the center of attraction and attention, thus, believing that people are jealous of him/her and gossip behind his/her back. Delusion of withdrawal is the belief of dislodging one’s thoughts from the individual’s mind (Sue, Sue, & Sue, 2006, pp. 422-423).


References :References Sue, Sue, & Sue. (2006) Understanding Abnormal Behavior; Eighth Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Sadock & Sadock. (2003). Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry; Ninth Edition. New York: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins American Psychiatric Association. (2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR); Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Guryanova, Smith, & Toricelli. (2006). Delusional Disorder. Retrieved April 18, 2009 from Medscape’s Continually Updated Online Reference Website: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/292991-overview Anna San no Omame. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2009, from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Anna-san_no_Omame


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