Her posture was rigid, her face in a continual grimace, eyes wide and staring, with her hands clenched into fists. She had to be fed, bathed, and taken to the bathroom by aides. When she walked past me I would say hello, but her eyes made no contact, as if I were not even there, and her expression looked continually terrified. I never heard her speak another word to anyone. The disorganized type is sometimes called hebephrenic schizophrenia and is characterized by earlier onset and more severe personality disorganization.
Emotions are inappropriate or blunted.
The disorganized type may respond to a serious matter such as death of a relative with silliness and jokes, and behavior may seem childish. Prognosis is poor for this type of schizophrenia. Paranoid schizophrenia involves illogical delusions that are frequently accompanied by vivid hallucinations. Usually, such persons have a history of suspiciousness and problems relating to others. Such persons are always looking for clues, and each piece of evidence is noted and filed in their minds.