PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
SYMPTOMS
- Social withdrawal
- Hostility or suspiciousness
- Deterioration of personal hygiene
- Empty, emotionless gaze
- Inability to express happiness
- Depression and insomnia
- Forgetfulness and the inability to concentrate
- Disoriented and often incoherent
KINDS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Disorganized Schizophrenia
- Catatonic Schizophrenia
- Paranoid Schizophrenia
- Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
- Residual Schizophrenia
Paranoid Schizophrenia (MOST COMMON) is the presence of auditory hallucinations or prominent delusional thoughts about persecution or conspiracy
Disorganized Schizophrenia is the disorganization of the thought processes. As a rule, hallucinations and delusions are less pronounced, although there may be some evidence of these symptoms.
The predominant clinical features seen in the Catatonic Schizophrenic subtype involve disturbances in movement. Affected people may exhibit a dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops, as in catatonic stupor. Alternatively, activity can dramatically increase, a state known as catatonic excitement.
The Undifferentiated Subtype is diagnosed when people have symptoms of schizophrenia that are not sufficiently formed or specific enough to permit classification of the illness into one of the other subtypes.
The Residual Schizophrenic subtype is diagnosed when the patient no longer displays prominent symptoms. In such cases, the schizophrenic symptoms generally have lessened in severity. Hallucinations, delusions or idiosyncratic behaviors may still be present, but their manifestations are significantly diminished in comparison to the acute phase of the illness.
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