Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 I CAN Distinguish the 5 major types of schizophrenia Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Schizophrenia Psychotic disorder involving distortions in thoughts, perceptions, and/or emotions. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Undifferentiated Residual Positive Negative Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Features incoherent speech, hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behavior. For example… talking to imaginary people Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Undifferentiated Residual Type Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Involves either stupor or extreme excitement. Two forms Catatonic Stupor: Patients may remain motionless for hours, even days, …. sometimes holding rigid, statue like poses. Catatonic Excitement: Patients become agitated, hyperactive Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Undifferentiated Residual Type Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Prominent feature: combination of delusions and hallucinations. This becomes the basis of their real life!! Undifferentiated Residual Type Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Undifferentiated Persons displaying a combination of symptoms that do not clearly fit in one of the other categories Residual Type Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Disorganized Catatonic Paranoid Undifferentiated Residual Type Individuals who have had a past episode of schizophrenia but are free of symptoms Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Positive Schizophrenia Any form in which the person displays active symptoms (e.g. delusions, hallucinations) Negative Schizophrenia Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Major Types of Schizophrenia Positive Schizophrenia Negative Schizophrenia Any form distinguished by deficits, such as withdrawal and poverty of thought processes Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Possible Causes of Schizophrenia Evidence for the causes of schizophrenia has been found in a variety of factors including… A. genetics B. abnormal brain structure C. Biochemistry Fundamentally it is a brain disorder…no longer seen as a result of defective parenting or repressed childhood trauma Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Possible Causes of Schizophrenia Diathesis-Stress Hypothesis The theory that says genetic factors place the individual at risk…and environmental stress factors transform this potential into an actual schizophrenic disorder Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 CAN I Distinguish the 5 major types of shcizophrenia Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007