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. The paranoid type, which usually arises later in life than the other types, is characterized primarily by delusions of persecution and splendor combined with unrealistic, illogical thinking, often combined with hallucinations. These different types of schizophrenia are not equally exclusive, and schizophrenics may show a mixture of symptoms that defy suitable classification.
Schizophrenics have delusions and hallucinations.
For example, a schizophrenic might believe that the radio or television is broadcasting his or her thoughts for everyone to hear. Some might believe that aliens have implanted a device in their brain to make them act the way they do, or control their behavior. The schizophrenic may giggle foolishly at the sight of a person s hands or burst into uncontrollable crying because a window has been left open. This disease can not be cured. It can be treated, though, to make less intense.