Schizophrenia: The 4 Types

Earlier, I wrote a post about schizophrenia. In it, I described the different symptoms and what is believed to cause the disorder. I; however, failed to address the four different types of schizophrenia that exist and will remedy that in this post.

The Schizophrenic Brain

Paranoid Schizophrenia:

Paranoid schizophrenia is the type that generally comes to mind when people think of schizophrenia. This is because paranoid schizophrenics are the most common - in real life and in the fictional world. Paranoid schizophrenics have hallucinations and delusions but relatively normal intellectual and emotional expressions. Most paranoid schizophrenics exhibit anger, social isolation, are argumentative, and have anxiety. This is generally regarded as the most dangerous of all the types of schizophrenia because of the delusions and hallucinations.

Jack in The Shining is an example of extreme Paranoid Schizophrenia

Disorganized Schizophrenia:

Disorganized schizophrenia is when the schizophrenic has disorganized speech. If you remember my previous post about schizophrenia, you will know that this is characterized by trouble speaking, chopped speech, or simply saying inappropriate things in context of the conversation. Disorganized schizophrenics also have trouble in social situations because they do not always do the appropriate thing. This can also disrupt their day to day lives. An example would be randomly laughing while trying to get dressed. It is difficult to understand the actions of a disorganized schizophrenic and sometimes it can be scary. A lot of schizophrenics in this category seem to be preoccupied with their own thoughts.

What the inside of a disorganized schizophrenic's mind would look like

Residual Schizophrenia

Residual schizophrenics are for lack of a better term, not full blown schizophrenics. They have episodes maybe once every few years, but for the most part, live relatively normal, unaffected lives. They seem to show no positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.)

Schizophrenia Causes Confussion

Undifferentiated Schizophrenia:

Undifferentiated schizophrenics exhibit symptoms shown in all the other types of schizophrenia, but do not exhibit enough symptoms to be classified in any of the other categories.

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Types of Schizophrenia