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Disorganized schizophrenia, otherwise known as hebephrenic schizophrenia, is a form of schizophrenia with the main symptom of disorganized affect. Disorganized affect is a severe problem with appropriate expression of emotions. If Ann habitually laughs in sad or boring situations, is sometimes sad when the mood is happy, or is angry with literally no provocation, then Ann might have disorganized schizophrenia.
On the lighter side, disorganization in a psychiatric context is a fancy term for scatter-brained. But when a schizophrenicis scatterbrained, we're talking a major scattering of the brains (so to speak).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoSchizophrenic patients may have confused thinking and speech, which makes it difficult for them to communicate effectively with others. Disorganized behaviors such as unnecessary, repetitive movements are also common
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∙ 13y agoDisorganized schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia in which behavior is disturbed and has no purpose.
Alternative NamesHebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThe cause is unknown. This type of schizophrenia usually begins before age 25.
Symptoms- Active behavior, but in an aimless and not constructive way
- Bizarre and inappropriate emotional responses
- Difficulty feeling pleasure
- False, fixed beliefs (delusions)
- Lack of motivation
- Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations)
- Strange or silly behavior
- Speech that makes no sense
Some of these symptoms are also seen in other types of schizophrenia. The main difference is that in disorganized schizophrenia, there is a lot of strange, aimless behavior and often speech that does not make sense.
See: Schizophrenia for a more complete description of schizophrenia and its treatment.
ReferencesFreudenreich O, Weiss AP, Goff DC. Psychosis and schizophrenia. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 28.
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∙ 12y agoDisorganized schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia in which behavior is disturbed and has no purpose.
Alternative NamesHebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThe cause is unknown. This type of schizophrenia usually begins before age 25.
Symptoms- Active behavior, but in an aimless and not constructive way
- Bizarre and inappropriate emotional responses
- Difficulty feeling pleasure
- False, fixed beliefs (delusions)
- Lack of motivation
- Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations)
- Strange or silly behavior
- Speech that makes no sense
Some of these symptoms are also seen in other types of schizophrenia. The main difference is that in disorganized schizophrenia, there is a lot of strange, aimless behavior and often speech that does not make sense.
See: Schizophrenia for a more complete description of schizophrenia and its treatment.
ReferencesFreudenreich O, Weiss AP, Goff DC. Psychosis and schizophrenia. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 28.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 02/07/2010
David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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What is a treatment characteristic of the disorganized type of schizophrenia as compared to the other forms of schizophrenia?
is less responsive to treatment.
What is hebrephrenic schizophrenia?
Hebrephrenic (Disorganized) schizophrenia is a subtype of schizophrenia which is characterized by disorganized speech (verbigeration, clang association, etc), disorganized behavior (facial grimacing, strange walking patterns, etc), and disorganized affect (labile, silly or inappropriate, etc).
What is undifferentiated schizophrenia?
Patients in this category have the characteristic positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not meet the specific criteria for the paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic subtypes.It is a type of schizophrenia where the person has both/either negative and positive schizophrenic symptoms but do not strongly enough fit the criteria for paranoid, disorganized or catatonic schizophrenia to be classfied as such.
What is Brians probable diagnosis?
disorganized schizophrenia (A+)
What is the definition of disorganised schizophrenia?
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).
What type of schizophrenia is an inappropriate affective behavior?
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.
How is schizoaffective distinguished from disorganized schizophrenia?
Schizoaffective disorder includes a diagnosable mood disorder. Most people with disorganized schizophrenia do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a mood disorder. There may be some overlap between disorganized schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with unipolar depression. However, positive symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech) will be present more prominently in people with schizoaffective disorder.
What are different categories of schizophrenia?
Paranoid, catatonic, disorganized, undifferentiated, and residual.
How does paranoid schizophrenia differ from disorganized schizophrenia?
Disorganized Schizophrenia is the most common type of schizophrenia, causing a person to think illogically. It leads to uncontrolled actions making it hard for them to do normal daily activities such as eat, or bathe. They have a hard time expressing their thoughts and understanding what others are trying to say. Paranoid schizophrenia is drastically different from disorganized schizophrenia in many ways. Those who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia can still complete normal daily tasks by themselves. They can still concentrate well and have good use of their memory, unlike those with the disorganized form of the disease. Those with paranoid schizophrenia though suffer from delusions of the senses. Many people assume that people just "see things" but they also hear, smell and can feel things that aren't actually there. They also often suffer from extreme emotions such as jealousy, sadness, happiness, sexual desire and more. All types of Schizophrenia can be treated with medication and therapy but no cure has been found.
What types of schizophrenia are there?
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How many types of schizophrenia are there?
Depending on how you divide it, there are either 5 or 2 types of schizophrenia. The five types are paranoid, disorganized, residual, catatonic, and undifferentiated. The two types are positive (or Type I) schizophrenia and negative (or Type II) schizophrenia. Positive schizophrenia consists of mainly positive symptoms. Negative schizophrenia consists of mainly negative symptoms.
What is a simple definition of the condition 'schizophrenia'?
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thinking, emotions, and behaviors. Symptoms can include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and difficulty in distinguishing reality from imagination. Treatment often involves a combination of therapy and medication.
