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Yes. In fact, delusions are one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia.
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What are the characteristics of a paranoid schizophrenic?
The characteristics of being paranoid schizophrenic are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior and the so called negative symptoms.
Do people who are schizophrenic know they are schizophrenic?
Usually people who are schizophrenic do not thick there is something wrong, because they think the delusions and hallucinations they experience are real. Once the individual is medicated they are usually able to tell that they have a problem without medication.
Which type of schizophrenic is most likely to have delusions of grandeur?
Paranoid schizophrenics are the type that have either a delusion or hallucination.
What does it mean when you hear a family member say your name but their not around?
You're suffering from paranoid schizophrenic delusions...or you are blind
What are delusions?
Delusions-- A false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that persists despite the facts.
Was Buddha a schizophrenic?
Schizophrenia often presents as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. Buddha's interactions with his followers, his sermons and lectures and the logic of his observation sand conclusions would indicate that the was not schizophrenic.
How do you know if you're spyzophrenic?
Most, if not all, persons who are schizophrenic see "things, images" that are nor really there. Other people in the same place do not see them. These are called "hallucinations." Also, many persons who are schizophrenic hear "voices" as well. These voices come from unseen sources and usually tell the schizophrenic person to do certain things. These things frequently involve harm to ones self and/or harm to someone else. The first type of hallucination is referred to as visual hallucination and the second is called auditory hallucination. Some people still confuse Multiple Personality disorder and Schizophrenia, but they are two very different disorders.
How prevalent is Capgras syndrome?
Capgras is mislabled as a syndrome. It is a delusion most often associated with schizophrenic type mental illnessess, particularly that aspect of schizophrenia that includes paranoia and other associated delusions.
Schizophrenic episodes most frequently occur for the first time at what age?
They usually occur in the late teens and early twenties.
What are systematized delusions?
Systematized delusions are delusional beliefs that are based in a common theme. For example, a paranoid schizophrenic person may believe that the government is attempting to persecute them. This delusion could lead them to believe that the government is following and spying on him/her. They may believe that they are being watched through electronics and therefore may discard their television, radio, doorbell, watch etc. All of these delusions are systematically based in the common theme of government persecution.
Was Joan of Arc schizophrenic?
No, she was not schizophrenic.
What are the meanings of schizophrenia and schizothyme?
Schizophrenia is a disease that involves a breakdown of logical thought processes. It often involves delusions, hallucinations, and extreme introversion. A schizothyme is a person who has schizothymia, or a "schizophrenic personality". Schizothymes are generally unemotional and very introverted.
