Crazy with Schizophrenia

Moon-Tae Kim

Symptoms

• Flat affect

• Catatonic behavior

• Delusions

• Hallucinations

• Disordered thinking

Flat Affect

• An appearance or mood that shows no emotion

Catatonic Behavior

• Bizarre motor behavior in which there is less reaction to the environment

Delusions

• False beliefs or thoughts that have nothing to do with reality

Hallucinations

• Hearing, seeing, or feeling things that are not there

Disordered thinking

• Thoughts “jump” between unrelated topics

• “Thought Salad”

Types of Schizophrenia

• Catatonic

• Paranoid

• Disorganized

• Residual

Catatonic Type

• Agitation

• Decreased sensitivity to pain

• Inability to take care of personal needs

• Negative feelings

• Motor disturbances

• Rigid muscles

• Stupor

Paranoid Type

• Anger

• Anxiety

• Argumentativeness

• Delusions of persecution or grandeur

Disorganized Type

• Child-like behavior• Delusions• Flat affect• Hallucinations• Inappropriate laughter• Not understandable• Repetitive behaviors• Social withdrawal

Residual Type

• Symptoms of the illness have gone away, but some features, such as hallucinations and flat affect may remain.

Special

• the voices I hear tell me things that other people don’t know

“chosen one”

• I was chosen among other people to hear what I hear and see what I see for a reason.

crazy

• People give me weird looks on the street. Im not crazy

depressed

• Im sad because they treat me differently. i get no respect.

misunderstood

• When I tell people what the voices tell me, they don’t believe me. Im just trying to help.

Angry

• No one around me thinks im capable just because I have schizophrenia. It frustrates me.

Different

• Im different than everyone else. So what? Im still human, treat me like one.

Lonely

• No one wants to talk to me. They think im weird. I want friends