Post on 13-Dec-2015
ScSchizophrenhizophreniiaa
Often considered the Often considered the most seriousmost serious psychological disorderspsychological disorders
Characterized by Characterized by loss of contact with loss of contact with realityreality
Often leads to an Often leads to an inability to functioninability to function
independently in societyindependently in society
Symptoms usually start in Symptoms usually start in young young adulthoodadulthood
TypesTypes
Paranoid SchizophreniaParanoid Schizophrenia
Disorganized SchizophreniaDisorganized Schizophrenia
Catatonic SchizophreniaCatatonic Schizophrenia
Major SymptomsMajor Symptoms
HallucinationsHallucinations- false sensations - false sensations (auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, smell)(auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, smell)
DelusionsDelusions- false beliefs and thoughts- false beliefs and thoughts– Delusions of persecutionDelusions of persecution– Delusions of grandeurDelusions of grandeur– Delusions of jealousyDelusions of jealousy
Positive Symptoms-Positive Symptoms- added experiences added experiences (compared to average (compared to average person)person)
ex- seeing things, hearing voicesex- seeing things, hearing voices
Negative Symptoms-Negative Symptoms- loss of experience loss of experience (compared to average (compared to average person)person)
ex- lack of emotional response, not feeling ex- lack of emotional response, not feeling emotionsemotions
Paranoid SchizophreniaParanoid Schizophrenia
Delusions and hallucinations often relate Delusions and hallucinations often relate
to to common themecommon theme
Auditory hallucinationsAuditory hallucinations are common are common
Delusions of persecutionDelusions of persecution, grandeur and , grandeur and
jealousy are commonjealousy are common
Often agitated and afraidOften agitated and afraid
Disorganized SchizophreniaDisorganized Schizophrenia
IncoherentIncoherent thoughts, speech and behavior thoughts, speech and behavior
Delusions and hallucinations- but Delusions and hallucinations- but
disconnecteddisconnected
Often Often emotionless or inappropriateemotionless or inappropriate
emotionsemotions
Often neglect hygiene and appearanceOften neglect hygiene and appearance ““word salad”word salad” – – incoherent, rhythmic speechincoherent, rhythmic speech
Catatonic SchizophreniaCatatonic Schizophrenia
Disturbance of movementDisturbance of movement
Catatonic stupor-Catatonic stupor- an immobile, an immobile, expressionless, coma-like stateexpressionless, coma-like state
Waxy flexibility-Waxy flexibility- can be moved into can be moved into a position that they will hold for hoursa position that they will hold for hours
Causes?Causes?
Multifactoral model-Multifactoral model- combination of combination of factorsfactors
Genetic factorsGenetic factors StressStress Parenting Parenting Viral infectionsViral infections Pregnancy and birth complicationsPregnancy and birth complications