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The two hit hypothesis of schizophrenia postulates that there are two different yet necessary malfunctions in the brain that cause schizophrenia. The first happens while a baby is still inside the womb. This could be from faulty genetics, bad brain cells, lack of oxygen during birth or even drugs or infections the mother might have in her body. The second hit happens later in life due to the brain changing as it grows, a major life stressor such as a young adult going to college or taking on a job after high school. The brain must be faulty and unable to process stress correctly (1st hit) so that when life stress happens (2nd) hit schizophrenia symptoms begin to come out.
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What is dyslexia schizophrenia?
Dyslexia schizophrenia does not exist. The two conditions, dyslexia and schizophrenia, are completely different.
What are the two types of hypothesis?
null hypotheses and alternative hypotheses
Are obsessions normal with schizophrenia?
13 or 25 percent of people with schizophrenia, according to two different studies, have obsessive-compulsive symptoms. That represents a significant proportion of people with schizophrenia. Yes, obsessions are normal with schizophrenia.
What percentage of children whose parents both have schizophrenia become affected?
36 percent of people with two schizophrenic parents develop schizophrenia.
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.
Do children with schizophrenia have different personalities?
Don't confuse Schizophrenia with 'multiple personality disorder'. the two are not the same. Schizophrenia can be described as dissociative disorder... where the sufferer may disconnect from reality. they hear things, see things, etc that aren't there.
If a 30 year old has schizophrenia could the mother have it as well?
Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.
Is schizophrenia a disability?
People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.
What is the plural of hypotheses?
Hypotheses is the plural. The singular form is hypothesis.
What are the causes of residual schizophrenia?
Residual schizophrenia is caused by a partial recovery from schizophrenia. For an explanation of what causes schizophrenia, please see the related question.
Where does the word schizophrenia come from?
The term schizophrenia comes from two Greek words that mean "split mind." It was observed around 1908, by a Swiss doctor named Eugen Bleuler, to describe the splitting apart of mental functions that he regarded as the central characteristic of schizophrenia.
What is schizophrenia related to?
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder
