Five Types Of Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, which in turn leads to faulty perceptions, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. There are five types of symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia these include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and the so-called “negative” symptoms. However, the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia vary dramatically from person to person, both in pattern and severity. Not every person with schizophrenia will have all symptoms, and the symptoms of schizophrenia may also change over time. Delusions are beliefs that are held with complete conviction, even though they are solely based on a mistaken, strange or unrealistic view. Some sufferers may develop a delusional idea to explain a hallucination they are experiencing. There are many different types of delusions, the five main types are
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These persecutory delusions often involve bizarre ideas and plots (e.g. “Martians are trying to poison me with radioactive particles delivered through my tap water”).
• Delusions of reference – A neutral environmental event is believed to have a special and personal meaning. For example, a person with schizophrenia might believe a billboard or a person on TV is sending a message meant specifically for them.
• Delusions of grandeur – Belief that one is a famous or important figure, Alternately, delusions of grandeur may involve the belief that one has unusual powers that no one else has
• Delusions of control – Belief that one’s thoughts or actions are being controlled by outside, alien