Author Question: In your opinion, what are the symptoms of schizophrenia? (Read 1987 times)

penguins · **on:** Jul 15, 2013

Please help me with my psychology homework. I need the opinions of at least 6 people, on their non professional opinion of what they think symptoms of schizophrenia include. Please try to list ten or more items of what you think symptoms of schizophrenia are. Please don't be a professional psychologist....or act like you're not. For an example: A list of symptoms for a snake phobia might include: 1. fear of snakes, 2. trying to avoid snakes, 3. a belief that all snakes are dangerous, 4. nervousness around worms and garden hoes, etc.

Thank you all for your participation

Yolanda · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 15, 2013

seeing and believing that you see things.

Jesse_J · **Reply #2 on:** Jul 15, 2013

pah, schizophrenia is a serious form of schizotypal personality disorder, it can develope from schizotypal personality disorder. The patient sees and hears people, that arent really there, they have voices in their heads telling them who to talk to, who to hate, who to kill, ect. and the patient listens, the voice sounds oh so wise... These people could hide themselves, they can go around and you wouldnt notice the patient if you just glance, but if you look deeper you will see. They have a fear of people. They always tend to keep to themselves. have few to no friends. speak in a disordered sort of way. Hope this helped, try looking at mayoclinic on scizotypal for more information about how it can develope into schizophrenia.

Sandstorm · **Reply #3 on:** Jul 15, 2013

1.hallucinations
2.delusions
3.disorganised speech and thinking like (mum go to can we park please)
4.anger
5.derealization
6.depersonalisation
7.because of the severity of symptoms that can occur possibly paranoia
8.defiancy at an extreme level (probabley because not caring about anything because of the symptoms they experience are more important than what you say to your mother
9.in most cases split personality
10.aggresiveness and violence

Sandstorm · **Reply #4 on:** Jul 15, 2013

Hearing voices in your head
Seeing things that aren't there
Disorganized thinking
Hallucinations
Very strange or paranoid thinking (eg. our government hires someone to kill someone if he wants that person dead and they leave it a secret)