What is disorganized schizophrenia?
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What is disorganized schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia:
Hallucinations, paranoid thinking, and incomprehensible speech are all typical and recognizable behaviors of schizophrenia. However, this psychotic disorder can exhibit a variety of symptoms that vary in severity as well. Some patients may experience catatonic schizophrenia where they become unresponsive to the world around them and appear almost statue-like, or their movement is completely unpredictable with no purpose often manic-like. Some patients may be able to get through daily life but suffer in other ways because of their symptoms.
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View this answerDisorganized schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia where the negative symptom types are more prevalent, people who have disorganized schizophrenia...
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Chapter 11 / Lesson 8Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms and a break from reality. Get an overview of the definition, types, and causes of schizophrenia, explore the differences between positive and negative symptoms, and see how it develops within a person's mind.