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enabling us to make yet another
exploration into everyday psychology and
mental health
so let's begin when you think of
schizophrenia
what comes to mind does having multiple
or split personalities make it
schizophrenic
the diagnostic and statistical manual of
psychiatric disorders
also known as dsm-5 defines
schizophrenia as a mental disorder
consisting of a constellation of
symptoms such as delusions
hallucinations disorganized thinking and
abnormal behaviors
no single symptom alone is
characteristic of the disorder
and people exhibit different symptoms
today we will be discussing six signs of
schizophrenia
but before we begin please remember this
video is for educational purposes only
do not use this information to
self-diagnose we encourage you to seek
professional help from a psychiatrist or
other health professionals
1. delusions do you know of someone who
believes they will be harmed by an
individual
or group even though without evidence
this is an example of a persecutory
delusion
what about someone who believes they are
the richest person in the world
grandiose delusions are exactly that
delusions are beliefs that do not change
even when there is clear conflicting
evidence present
other types of delusions are referential
delusions such as
the trees are telling me something or
nihilistic delusions such as
the world is ending and somatic
delusions such as
there is something wrong with my body
even when my doctor disagreed
two hallucinations have you ever heard
someone hearing voices that seem so very
real to them
occurring outside their own thoughts
these are auditory hallucinations
which are the most common in
schizophrenia hallucinations are
experiences that happen
when there is no external stimulus
hallucinations can also be visual
which is the case if you see something
that is not actually there
however hallucinations can be a normal
part of religious experiences
and having hallucinations without other
symptoms does not mean that you have
schizophrenia
three disorganized speech have you seen
someone
constantly switching from one topic to
another especially when there is no
obvious connection between the topics
such as the identity of disorganized
speech
sometimes it can be so incomprehensible
that others cannot understand what is
going on
another case of disorganized speech is
tangentiality
which is when someone just goes off in
tangents
four abnormal movements or motor
behaviors
catatonic behavior is a marked decrease
in environmental reactivity
in catatonia is a group of symptoms that
usually involve a lack of movement and
communication
and can also include agitation confusion
and restlessness
common catatonic behaviors include
showing reduced responsiveness to the
environment
that lasts for hours or even days
performing strange movements
and staying in uncomfortable positions
without shifting
they may echo their speech have
difficulty speaking
or erratic and extreme movements the
opposite can also occur
someone can move so much without a clear
goal which is called catatonic
excitement
however catatonia like hallucinations
can be a symptom of other mental
disorders
like bipolar disorder or major
depressive disorder with catatonia
5. decreased emotional expression
do you know of someone who shows
diminished emotional expression
do they sound very monotone like a robot
and appear very stiff when they stand
compared to a relaxed position that we
usually expect
when we speak it's typical that we
display facial expressions that show how
we feel
a sign of schizophrenia is a lack of
emotional expression that is typically
expected
other symptoms that are signs of
schizophrenia include abolition
which means a lack of motivation to do
anything eloja which means less speech
output
and asociality when someone shows no
interest in social interactions
six memory problems according to j
daniel ragland professor of psychiatry
in the uc davis school of medicine
people with schizophrenia have
difficulty retrieving associations
within a context
this creates a pervasive loss of memory
that makes everyday life a challenge
for example you can't work if you can't
remember the steps in what your boss
told you to do
memory troubles are caused by the
dysfunctional frontal and temporal lobe
regions in the brain
we hope we were able to give you some
insight into the different signs of
schizophrenia
do you now understand the six signs of
schizophrenia
do you know someone who may exhibit some
of these symptoms of schizophrenia
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