Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, affective flattening, alogia, avolition, impariment in social/occupational functioning, excessive motor activity that is apparently purposeless, mutism, word salad, bizarre gestures, stereotyped movements, echolalia, echopraxia.
Surgery is not a recommended solution for schizophrenia. However, in the past (and still in some countries without regulations), lobotomies were performed on patients with schizophrenia.
At one point, schizophrenia was called "dementia praecox". Some people may say that "multiple personality disorder", "split personality", or "dissociative identity disorder" are other names for schizophrenia. However, the condition that these names describe is not the same as schizophrenia.
No. There are some psychedelic drugs that can mimic schizophrenia, but there is no known external cause.
Catatonic schizophrenia is probably the most severe type. This type of schizophrenia can prevent someone from moving for days and from functioning normally at all. With the other types of schizophrenia, at least some normal function exists.
Yes, it's possible for someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) to have alters (distinct personalities) with different characteristics, which might include traits that resemble symptoms of schizophrenia. However, this doesn't mean that the person actually has schizophrenia. DID and schizophrenia are separate mental health conditions with distinct diagnostic criteria. It's important to consult with mental health professionals for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
There is no known pathogen recognize as a cause of schizophrenia. However, there may be biochemical or anatomical abnormalities in some cases.
The study of a person's traits by deciphering the shape of the person's skull (phrenos: mind, head, as in schizophrenia; logy: the study of). It's a pseudoscience and has no scientific basis.
There are some traits that are inherited from the family. Some of the traits that are inherited are eyes,hair color and blood.
The study of a person's traits by deciphering the shape of the person's skull (phrenos: mind, head, as in schizophrenia; logy: the study of). It's a pseudoscience and has no scientific basis.
Hallucinogenic drugs mimic schizophrenia, and it believed that prolonged use of some of them may cause continuing symptoms.
Some of these traits are recessive and are not actually seen but are there.
Approximately 1 in every 100 people are affected with some form of Schizophrenia. That is about 1% of the population. Not all individuals diagnosed with Schizophrenia need to be hospitalized, however some do not realize there is something wrong with them until it is to late. The only thing left to do is hospitalization.