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