Schizophernia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder described as a specific style of thinking. Individuals who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoids, have tendencies to blend or merge together usually distinct characteristics of experience in a troubled and conflicted manner. To diagnose a person as schizophrenic several key symptoms medical personnel look for. The person often experiences bizarre delusions, such as being controlled by an outside force. Grandiose or religious delusions, such as believing that they are the president or Jesus Christ. Auditory hallucinations are common. These occur when the person hears a voice in their head that keeps up a running commentary on the individual's behavior or two or more voices converse with each other. Incoherence, marked loosing of associations, markedly illogical thinking, and deterioration in productivity at school or work. Schizoids may exhibit brief frenzied states of manic excitement as well as catatonic epi
The final group is labeled undifferentiated schizophrenia, this occurs when there are prominent delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, or grossly disorganized behavior. A schizoid can also be diagnosed as undifferentiated when they do not meet the criteria for any of the previous categories or if they meet the criteria for more than one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Schizophrenia often treated by a short hospital stay directly after diagnosis. Therapy with a trusted psychiatrist is necessary if the individual wishes to live on their own, as the level of the disorder must be monitored by a professional. Each person is prescribed a personal medication, many antipsychotic drugs are administered for schizophrenia including the following: Chlorpromazine, Chloroprothixene, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol, and Loxapine. Even with treatment and medication the condition is often serious enough that schizoids must be kept u
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