Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most serious and complex of all psychological disorders. Schizophrenia is characterized by a loss of contact with reality. Obvious symptoms of Schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, disturbed movement, and thought disorders. Although there are obvious symptoms, the different categories of the disorder do not include all of them. There are three different subtypes of schizophrenia; paranoid, disorganized, and catatonic.
Individuals with schizophrenia have specific symptoms. One symptom of the disorder is hallucinations. Typically, the hallucinations are auditory. They may tell a person what to do or comment on the individual’s behavior. The auditory hallucinations act as the victim’s conscious …show more content…
Symptoms of disorganized schizophrenia are bizarre emotional responses, for example, laughter at inappropriate times, active behavior that is not constructive, delusions, difficulty feeling pleasure, hallucinations, silly behavior, and speech that makes no sense. Disorganized thinking is one symptom that makes the person unable to form coherent or logical thoughts. This can affect their speech. During a conversation, the individual cannot stick to the subject that is being discussed, and jumps from one subject to another. The speech problem may become so severe that it is perceived as babble to those around the individual. Disorganized schizophrenics may have symptoms so severe that they are unable to perform regular daily activities, such as bathing, dressing properly and preparing meals. For example, a person with this type of schizophrenia may dress with several layers of clothing on a hot day. This behavior feels normal to the person with schizophrenia, but appears bizarre to the public. Behaviors may range from being childlike and silly, to aggressive with violent outbursts. Inappropriate or lacking emotional expression, known as the flat affect, is sometimes a symptom of people with this subtype of schizophrenia. The person may show the signs of normal emotion, and talk in a monotone voice. However, the individual does not have any facial …show more content…
One symptom is where the person is unable to speak, move, or respond. A catatonic schizophrenic may also go into a catatonic stupor, which is where all movement stops and the individual goes into a coma-like state. Another symptom of catatonic schizophrenia is when the person is hyperactive, where they perform echolalia, which is sounds that mimic, and echopraxia, which is mimicking movements. This is often referred to as catatonic excitement. People diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia may also reflect other disturbances of movement such as purposeless actions that are repetitive. Individuals with this subtype of schizophrenia may hold unusual, uncomfortable body positions for long periods of time. They may hold the position so long that their limbs swell and stiffen. The individual will sometimes refuse to reposition or have someone else to change the position they are holding. A catatonic schizophrenic may also exhibit waxy flexibility. Waxy flexibility is where other people are able to mold the individual into strange or unusual poses that they can continue to hold for
Individuals with schizophrenia have specific symptoms. One symptom of the disorder is hallucinations. Typically, the hallucinations are auditory. They may tell a person what to do or comment on the individual’s behavior. The auditory hallucinations act as the victim’s conscious …show more content…
Symptoms of disorganized schizophrenia are bizarre emotional responses, for example, laughter at inappropriate times, active behavior that is not constructive, delusions, difficulty feeling pleasure, hallucinations, silly behavior, and speech that makes no sense. Disorganized thinking is one symptom that makes the person unable to form coherent or logical thoughts. This can affect their speech. During a conversation, the individual cannot stick to the subject that is being discussed, and jumps from one subject to another. The speech problem may become so severe that it is perceived as babble to those around the individual. Disorganized schizophrenics may have symptoms so severe that they are unable to perform regular daily activities, such as bathing, dressing properly and preparing meals. For example, a person with this type of schizophrenia may dress with several layers of clothing on a hot day. This behavior feels normal to the person with schizophrenia, but appears bizarre to the public. Behaviors may range from being childlike and silly, to aggressive with violent outbursts. Inappropriate or lacking emotional expression, known as the flat affect, is sometimes a symptom of people with this subtype of schizophrenia. The person may show the signs of normal emotion, and talk in a monotone voice. However, the individual does not have any facial …show more content…
One symptom is where the person is unable to speak, move, or respond. A catatonic schizophrenic may also go into a catatonic stupor, which is where all movement stops and the individual goes into a coma-like state. Another symptom of catatonic schizophrenia is when the person is hyperactive, where they perform echolalia, which is sounds that mimic, and echopraxia, which is mimicking movements. This is often referred to as catatonic excitement. People diagnosed with catatonic schizophrenia may also reflect other disturbances of movement such as purposeless actions that are repetitive. Individuals with this subtype of schizophrenia may hold unusual, uncomfortable body positions for long periods of time. They may hold the position so long that their limbs swell and stiffen. The individual will sometimes refuse to reposition or have someone else to change the position they are holding. A catatonic schizophrenic may also exhibit waxy flexibility. Waxy flexibility is where other people are able to mold the individual into strange or unusual poses that they can continue to hold for