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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia. How Prevalent?. About 1 in every 100 people are diagnosed with schizophrenia. Symptoms of Schizophrenia. Disorganized thinking. Disturbed Perceptions. Inappropriate Emotions and Actions. D i s o r g a n i z e d T h i n k i n g.

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Schizophrenia

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  1. Schizophrenia

  2. How Prevalent? • About 1 in every 100 people are diagnosed with schizophrenia.

  3. Symptoms of Schizophrenia • Disorganized thinking. • Disturbed Perceptions • Inappropriate Emotions and Actions

  4. DisorganizedThinking • The thinking of a person with Schizophrenia is fragmented and bizarre and distorted with false beliefs. • Disorganized thinking comes from a breakdown in selective attention.- they cannot filter out information. Often causes………

  5. Delusions of Persecution Delusions of Grandeur Delusions (false beliefs)

  6. Disturbed Perceptions • hallucinations- sensory experiences without sensory stimulation.

  7. Inappropriate Emotions and Actions • Laugh at inappropriate times. • Flat Effect • Senseless, compulsive acts. • Catatonia- motionless Waxy Flexibility

  8. Positive Symptoms Presence of inappropriate symptoms Negative Symptoms Absence of appropriate ones. Positive v. Negative Symptoms

  9. Types of Schizophrenia

  10. Paranoid Schizophrenia • preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations. • Somebody is out to get me!!!!

  11. Disorganized Schizophrenia • disorganized speech or behavior, or flat or inappropriate emotion.

  12. Catatonic Schizophrenia • parrot like repeating of another’s speech and movements

  13. Undifferentiated Schizophrenia • Many and varied Symptoms.

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