Paranoid Schizophrenia

Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Pictures of Schizophrenia

1. Paranoid Schizophrenia By What Zit Tooya

2. Definition schizophrenia characterized predominantly by delusions of persecution and megalomania.

3. Symptoms D elusions of persecution or grandeur Auditory Hallucinations Smell, Taste, or Touch Hallucinations V isual H allucinations may occur but are rarely predominant . (They are with me!!!) E xtreme anxiety, exaggerated suspiciousness, aggressiveness, anger, argumentativeness, and hostility, which may lead to violence.

4. Delusions of Persecution: B elieve they are or will be harmed Increased frequency by worry Being hunted, leads to paranoia

5. Delusions of Grandeur Can be present in Paranoid Schizophrenics Belief that they are more than reality

6. Auditory Hallucinations Hearing sounds that don’t exist Verbal or nonverbal Comes from inside brain

7. Visual Hallucinations Seeing things that don’t exist Can be small or big Comes from inside brain

8. Anxiety Excessive worry about certain situations Various types Caused due to delusions of persecution

9. Aggressiveness Irrational aggressiveness Spontaneous and unpredictable Possibly due to society discrediting their claims

10. Causes Unknown Theorized combination of nature and Nurture Possibly caused by neurotransmitters

11. Treatment Lifelong Treatment No Cure Antipsychotic drugs

12. Websites Used: http:// www.schizophrenia.com/szparanoid.htm http:// medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/paranoid+schizophrenia http:// www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/basics/definition/con-20021077 Thanks for Watching!