How to Conduct Psychological Testing for Mental Illness

Whenever people encounter setbacks, their hearts will be greatly traumatized, and it will take a long time for them to recover. They may suddenly become furious, depressed, and may suddenly cry or laugh emotionally. This situation is likely to cause people around you to misunderstand that you have a mental illness. So how do people with mental illness conduct psychological testing? Let me introduce it to you today.

1. Changes in attitude toward people around them: Generally speaking, during the recovery and remission period of the disease, schizophrenia patients get along well with their family, colleagues, friends and other people they come into contact with. They speak naturally and answer questions to the point, making people feel that there is no barrier in interacting with them. If the patient suddenly becomes withdrawn, unsociable, does not interact with others, stays alone in a corner, bows his head in deep thought, or is rude to others, has a bad temper, and is unwilling to communicate and interact normally with others, then he may be ill.

2. The patient's facial expression changes: During the remission or recovery period, the patient's facial expression is more natural and his eyes are more flexible. Others can see normal changes in joy, anger, sadness, and happiness on his face. And changes in facial expressions can reflect the corresponding emotions in one's heart. When the disease is about to occur, the patient often has a dull and straight look in the eyes, and it is difficult for external stimuli to cause changes in his expression. He may even show a facial expression opposite to his usual one when encountering corresponding external stimuli.

3. Changes in attitude toward one’s own illness: During the remission period, patients are aware of their illness, are willing to see a doctor, and cooperate with the doctor’s treatment. However, when the disease is about to relapse, the patient will become indifferent to his or her disease, or even firmly believe that he or she is not sick, and refuse to see a doctor or take medicine. He is hostile to doctors, nurses and family members, and regards everyone's concern for him as an attack and persecution.

4. Changes in the patient's daily life: When the condition is stable, the patient's life is generally regular. Some patients can even go to the street to buy groceries, do housework, and take care of their families. When the disease is about to relapse, the patient will show irregular lifestyle, not sleeping at night, not getting up during the day, and even going to bed without taking off clothes, shoes and socks for a long time. He or she will also seldom brush his or her teeth, wash his or her face, or change clothes, etc.

5. Changes in study and work status: Patients in remission can generally persist in study and work. His academic performance is generally good and he can complete most of his work tasks. When the disease is about to occur, it will manifest as a decline in academic performance, reduced work ability, frequent lateness or early departure, or disputes with classmates and colleagues.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of how to conduct psychological testing for mental illness. If you suffer from a mental illness, don't think it is shameful. Just go to a regular hospital and seek treatment from a professional doctor. You will recover soon.