It is also referred to as hebephrenic schizophrenia. “Disorganized schizophrenia is the most serious type of schizophrenia. It is marked by extreme social withdrawal, hallucinations, delusions, silliness, inappropriate laughter, grotesque mannerisms, and other bizarre behavior” (The World of Psychology). According to Schizophrenic.com, “The person may slip from one topic to the next, even in mid sentence. When answering a question, the response may be only vaguely relevant, or it may have nothing to do with the question at all. If the person’s speech is severely disorganized, it may sound like nonsense – gibberish. In clinical terms this is often referred to as “word salad”. He or she may make up words, which are called ‘neologisms’. The person has a difficult time organizing his or her thoughts and it shows up in his or her speech. Sometimes people with disorganized schizophrenia exhibit what is referred to as “thought blocking”. When this occurs, the person may suddenly stop right in the middle of a sentence – as if the thought abruptly disappeared midstream. They may also have flat affect, in which they show little to no emotion at
It is also referred to as hebephrenic schizophrenia. “Disorganized schizophrenia is the most serious type of schizophrenia. It is marked by extreme social withdrawal, hallucinations, delusions, silliness, inappropriate laughter, grotesque mannerisms, and other bizarre behavior” (The World of Psychology). According to Schizophrenic.com, “The person may slip from one topic to the next, even in mid sentence. When answering a question, the response may be only vaguely relevant, or it may have nothing to do with the question at all. If the person’s speech is severely disorganized, it may sound like nonsense – gibberish. In clinical terms this is often referred to as “word salad”. He or she may make up words, which are called ‘neologisms’. The person has a difficult time organizing his or her thoughts and it shows up in his or her speech. Sometimes people with disorganized schizophrenia exhibit what is referred to as “thought blocking”. When this occurs, the person may suddenly stop right in the middle of a sentence – as if the thought abruptly disappeared midstream. They may also have flat affect, in which they show little to no emotion at