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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of disorders that affects the normal functioning of the brain and severely impairs thinking, emotion, and behavior. Doctors do not know the specific cause of schizophrenia, but both environmental and genetic factors do play a role. The symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, flat affect, and disorganized speech, thinking, and behavior. Schizophrenia relates to the biological approach to psychological disorders in that it is a primarily biological disorder. Schizophrenia is sometimes caused by an excess of the neurotransmitter dopamine, and there are brain defects associated with schizophrenia. Because of this, schizophrenia can be said to be a biological psychological illness.
Schizophrenia in dogs will manifest in rapid mood swings and opposing behavior.
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of disorders that affects the normal functioning of the brain and severely impairs thinking, emotion, and behavior. Doctors do not know the specific cause of schizophrenia, but both environmental and genetic factors do play a role. The symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, flat affect, and disorganized speech, thinking, and behavior. The two types of schizophrenia are Type I or Positive and Type II or Negative. Type I has mostly positive symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions. Type II has mostly negative symptoms, including social withdrawal and flat affect.
Typical behavior seen in schizophrenia includes psychotic episodes in which there is a severe mental disturbance and perceptions of reality are distorted. Psychotic episodes may also involve hallucination
Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common form of schizophrenia. It is manifested primarily through impaired thought processes, in which the central focus is on distorted perceptions or paranoid behavior and thinking.
Sick role behavior refers to the societal expectations and norms surrounding how individuals should act when they are ill. It encompasses behaviors such as seeking medical help, resting, and following treatment guidelines, while also being exempt from normal responsibilities. This concept, introduced by sociologist Talcott Parsons, emphasizes the importance of cooperation between the ill individual and healthcare providers, as well as the acceptance of the individual's condition by society. Overall, sick role behavior helps to navigate the complexities of illness within a social context.
Dopamine plays an important role in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that send signals to nerve cells.
while schizophrenia in and of itself is not life threatening in a medical sense like cancer, it can cause suicidal behavior, or suicide.
This would probably be hebephrenic schizophrenia (also known as disorganized schizophrenia). However, all types of schizophrenia by definition have inappropriate affect. Hebephrenia is simply the most obvious and severe form that is based on an affective disorder.
Disorganized schizophrenia refers to a subtype of schizophrenia in which the patient suffers disorganized thought process, behavior, and emotions. Certain criteria have to be met according to the DSM (diagnositc and statistic manual for mental disorders).
The neurotransmitter dopamine plays a role in both diseases.
Early schizophrenia signs will vary from person to person, with age playing a major role. There is no proven link between early schizophrenia signs and diet. A good website dedicated to schizophrenia will often have a medical professional who can advise on the early schizophrenia signs and discuss diet issues.