Paranoid Schizophrenia
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Before to start the case study on Markus who has the most common type of schizophrenic disorder, let’s define what is it, what are the causes, symptoms, and treatments. Paranoid Schizophrenia is the most common schizophrenic disorder. As in paranoid disorders, Paranoid Schizophrenia centers on delusions of grandeur and persecution. However, paranoid schizophrenics also hallucinate, and their delusions are more bizzare and unconvincing than those in a delusional disorder. Thinking that God, the government, or “cosmic rays from space” are controlling their minds or that someone is trying to poison them, people suffering from paranoid schizophrenia may feel forced into violence to “protect” themselves.
Signs and symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia.
A symptom is something the patient senses and describes, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor notice.
For example, drowsiness may be a symptom while dilated pupils may be a sign.
The patient will have relatively stable, frequently paranoid delusions, which are usually accompanied by auditory hallucinations (hearing things that are not there) and perceptual disturbances.
Some schizophrenia symptoms are not prominent, such as disturbances of volition, affect, speech and catatonia.
• Auditory hallucinations - hearing voices that are not there (they don't exist). Visual hallucinations are possible, but rare.
• Delusions - beliefs that are not real; false personal beliefs that are not subject to reason or contradictory evidence. The patient may firmly believe something, even though there is incontrovertible evidence that it is false. En example may be a belief that a neighbor is plotting to kill or poison the patient.
• Anxiety - a patient with paranoid schizophrenia will usually suffer from periods of high anxiety.
• Anger - this emotional state may range from mild irritation, which most healthy individuals sometimes have, to fury and rage. Anger may raise heart rate,
Before to start the case study on Markus who has the most common type of schizophrenic disorder, let’s define what is it, what are the causes, symptoms, and treatments. Paranoid Schizophrenia is the most common schizophrenic disorder. As in paranoid disorders, Paranoid Schizophrenia centers on delusions of grandeur and persecution. However, paranoid schizophrenics also hallucinate, and their delusions are more bizzare and unconvincing than those in a delusional disorder. Thinking that God, the government, or “cosmic rays from space” are controlling their minds or that someone is trying to poison them, people suffering from paranoid schizophrenia may feel forced into violence to “protect” themselves.
Signs and symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia.
A symptom is something the patient senses and describes, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor notice.
For example, drowsiness may be a symptom while dilated pupils may be a sign.
The patient will have relatively stable, frequently paranoid delusions, which are usually accompanied by auditory hallucinations (hearing things that are not there) and perceptual disturbances.
Some schizophrenia symptoms are not prominent, such as disturbances of volition, affect, speech and catatonia.
• Auditory hallucinations - hearing voices that are not there (they don't exist). Visual hallucinations are possible, but rare.
• Delusions - beliefs that are not real; false personal beliefs that are not subject to reason or contradictory evidence. The patient may firmly believe something, even though there is incontrovertible evidence that it is false. En example may be a belief that a neighbor is plotting to kill or poison the patient.
• Anxiety - a patient with paranoid schizophrenia will usually suffer from periods of high anxiety.
• Anger - this emotional state may range from mild irritation, which most healthy individuals sometimes have, to fury and rage. Anger may raise heart rate,