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... “He was diagnosed with schizophrenia” (An introduction to…). Schizophrenia is a distressing brain disorder which burdens approximately one percent of the population. ... To better understand schizophrenia, people must be aware of the troubling symptoms, the different types, and the possible treatments.
Foremost, individuals must recognize that schizophrenia has no definite cause, although there are numerous theories that researchers have come up with. ... It is understood that schizophrenia runs in the family and the more closely related the relatives are to the person with schizophrenia, the greater their probability of developing this disorder. ... Though genetic researchers have not yet recognized a hereditary gene, they believe that some people inherit a biological tendency to schizophrenia and may develop the disorder later in reaction to intense stress. ... A different theory for schizophrenia is the neurochemical imbalances in the brain. ... Taking this into account, in schizophrenia, the neurons that use the neurotransmitters dopamine fire too often and transmit too many messages, therefore producing the symptoms of the disorder. ... Instead, a diathesis-stress relationship may be in effect in which people with a biological nature will develop schizophrenia if certain kinds of psychological events, personal anxieties, or community expectations are also present. ... The most commonly known symptom associated with schizophrenia is heightened perceptions or hallucinations. ... Another upsetting symptom of schizophrenia is delusions. ... Some people with schizophrenia may believe they are being plotted or discriminated against, spied on, insulted, threatened, attacked, or intentionally persecuted. ... A different positive symptom of schizophrenia is disorganized thinking and speech which causes the individual not to be able to think rationally and to speak in bizarre ways, which may cause the sufferer great confusion and make communication extremely difficult. ... Many people with schizophrenia may display inappropriate affect, emotions that are unsuited to the situation. ... The most prevalent in schizophrenia are poverty of speech, blunted or flat affect, loss of desire, and social withdrawal. ...
Having this in mind, schizophrenia is really quite diverse, taking on noticeably different forms, which are determined by its symptoms, from individual to individual. It is divided into four types which include disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic, paranoid, and undifferentiated schizophrenia. Principally, disorganized schizophrenia is characterized by incoherence, flat or inappropriate affect, and making loose connections. ... Next, when the primary symptom in schizophrenia concerns bizarre or unusual bodily movements, the person is likely to be diagnosed as having catatonic schizophrenia. Subsequently, the most commonly known type of schizophrenia is paranoid schizophrenia which is marked mainly by strange delusions and auditory hallucinations related to a theme of being persecuted or harassed, but without disorganized speech or behavior.
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