The symptoms are broadly divided into 2 types .Positive symptoms and negative symptoms
Positive symptoms : These are the symptoms present in only schizophrenic individuals and not in normal persons Ex : delusions , hallucinations , bizarre behaviour
Negative symptoms : These are present in normal individuals and absent in schizophrenic individuals ex : lack of interest , decreased motor activity , lack of normal feelings like joy & sorrow Basing on the specific symptoms schizophrenia are further divided into four types
1. Paranoid: these persons have less negative symptoms These persons constantly think of conspiracy against them and hence constantly involved in conflicts with all other persons around them . Some may have some abnormal and bizarre thoughts like
- “He thinks like he is the president of the country ( delusions of grandeur )
- “The friends and family members are conspiring to kill him .( delusions of persecution )”
- “Constantly doubts the spouse thinking that they might be involved in some extramarital relationship” .
- “Then often hears voices like the god is speaking to them or some extra terrestrial organisms are sending encrypted messages to him” .
2. Catatonic : these persons presents with more negative symptoms . They will show the following symptoms automatic obedience, negativism ,
- these people sit or stand continuously for hours with out any movement and sometimes even in awkward positions
- they may have brief outbursts of violent and destructive behaviours and even hurt themselves in that process
3.Disorganized : these persons completely neglect themselves either in their appearance They will have unorganized speech and sometime unorganized speech . There behaviour is completely unpredictable . In a way they will be doing all the wrong things at the wrong places.
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