Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe psychological disorder that is characterized by a highly disordered thought process. The term “schizo” comes from the Latin word meaning “split” and “phrenia” meaning “mind”. It is a mental disorder that produces a bizarre set of symptoms and wreaks havoc on the individual’s personality. Some of these symptoms will include individuals having delusions, or false beliefs. They will hear, see, feel, smell, and taste things that are not there. Behavior of an individual with schizophrenia can be very bizarre, taking the form of an odd appearance, pacing, statue-like, postures or strange mannerisms. There are about one half in the mental hospitals and now there are some living in the society but return to the hospital for their treatment.
Types of schizophrenia
There are four main types of schizophrenia but their outward behavior patterns vary. The types include disorganized, catatonic, paranoid, and undifferentiated. The first, disorganized schizophrenia is an individual that has delusions / hallucinations that have no recognizable meaning. They may withdraw from human contact and regress to childlike gestures and behavior. Most of the individuals may have been isolated or maladjusted during adolescence. Catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by unusual motor behavior. Individuals with catatonic schizophrenia are completely conscious of what is happening around them. While in this catatonic state the individuals show waxy flexibility. Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of reference, grandeur, and persecution. The delusions form a complex, elaborate system based on a complete misinterpretation of actual events. It’s not unusual for individuals with paranoid schizophrenia to develop all three delusions. First, individuals develop delusions of reference, which they misinterpret chance events of being relevant to their own lives. Second, they develop delusions of grandeur, which makes them think of...
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