1. Schizophrenic Disorders

2. Schizophrenic Disorders
Disorders in which there are disturbances of thoughts, communication, and emotions, including delusions and hallucinations
1% of population
Schizo- (Greek) = “to split”

3. Delusions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc2Nox6PMnc
False beliefs…
Four major types of delusions:
Grandeur: Believe more important or believe they are someone else (Napoleon)
Persecution: “Out to get him”/ Followed…
Sin or guilt: False beliefs that the person is responsible for some misfortune
Influence: False beliefs of being controlled by outside forces

4. Hallucinations False perceptions… Types of hallucinations:
Auditory (hearing voices)
Visual (seeing things)
Tactile (feeling skin sensations)

5. Types of Schizophrenic Disorders:

6. Types of Schizophrenic Disorders:
Disorganized Schizophrenia: Child-like behavior, incoherence, grossly disorganized behavior, bizarre thinking, and flat or inappropriate emotions
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7. Types of Schizophrenic Disorders:
Catatonic Schizophrenia = severe disturbance of motor activity
Catatonic stupor – little or no activity, movement, or speech (waxy flexibility)
Catatonic excitement – rapid movements with delusions and hallucinations
May behave in “robot-like” fashion

8. Types of Schizophrenic Disorders:
Paranoid Schizophrenia = characterized by extreme suspiciousness and complex, bizarre delusions

9. Types of Schizophrenic Disorders:
Undifferentiated Schizophrenia: Clear schizophrenic symptoms that don’t meet the criteria for another type