By Jessie Creamean Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a disease that effects about one out of one hundred people on this earth. Read on to find out the answers to these questions. Schizophrenia is any of a group of severe mental disorders that have in common such symptoms as hallucinations, delusions, blunted emotions, disordered thinking, and a withdrawal from reality. Many schizophrenics have split personalities.
Schizophrenics display a wide array of symptoms.
There are four main types of schizophrenia. The simple or undifferentiated type of schizophrenic manifests an insidious and gradual reduction in his external relations and interests. The hebephrenic or disorganized type of schizophrenic displays shallow and inappropriate emotional responses, foolish or bizarre behavior, delusions, or hallucinations. The catatonic type is characterized by striking motor behavior. The patient may remain in a state of almost complete immobility, often assuming statue like positions.