crazy with schizophrenia
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Crazy with Schizophrenia
Moon-Tae Kim
Symptoms
• Flat affect
• Catatonic behavior
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Disordered thinking
Flat Affect
• An appearance or mood that shows no emotion
Catatonic Behavior
• Bizarre motor behavior in which there is less reaction to the environment
Delusions
• False beliefs or thoughts that have nothing to do with reality
Hallucinations
• Hearing, seeing, or feeling things that are not there
Disordered thinking
• Thoughts “jump” between unrelated topics
• “Thought Salad”
Types of Schizophrenia
• Catatonic
• Paranoid
• Disorganized
• Residual
Catatonic Type
• Agitation
• Decreased sensitivity to pain
• Inability to take care of personal needs
• Negative feelings
• Motor disturbances
• Rigid muscles
• Stupor
Paranoid Type
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Argumentativeness
• Delusions of persecution or grandeur
Disorganized Type
• Child-like behavior• Delusions• Flat affect• Hallucinations• Inappropriate laughter• Not understandable• Repetitive behaviors• Social withdrawal
Residual Type
• Symptoms of the illness have gone away, but some features, such as hallucinations and flat affect may remain.
Special
• the voices I hear tell me things that other people don’t know
“chosen one”
• I was chosen among other people to hear what I hear and see what I see for a reason.
crazy
• People give me weird looks on the street. Im not crazy
depressed
• Im sad because they treat me differently. i get no respect.
misunderstood
• When I tell people what the voices tell me, they don’t believe me. Im just trying to help.
Angry
• No one around me thinks im capable just because I have schizophrenia. It frustrates me.
Different
• Im different than everyone else. So what? Im still human, treat me like one.
Lonely
• No one wants to talk to me. They think im weird. I want friends