SchizophreniaSchizophreniaBy: Zoe BryanBy: Zoe Bryan

What is Schizophrenia?What is Schizophrenia?Schizophrenia is a common mental Schizophrenia is a common mental

illness. It affects the brain and illness. It affects the brain and This can change how people think, This can change how people think, feel, act, and live. It's important to feel, act, and live. It's important to remember that no one chooses to remember that no one chooses to have schizophrenia or its have schizophrenia or its symptoms. In this presentation I symptoms. In this presentation I will be addressing the 3 most will be addressing the 3 most common types of schizophrenia common types of schizophrenia and other information.and other information.

SymptomsSymptomsSome of the symptoms are:Some of the symptoms are:• Hallucinations:Hallucinations: Sensing things that others don't,  Sensing things that others don't,

like hearing or seeing things.like hearing or seeing things.• Delusions:Delusions: Strongly believing something is true  Strongly believing something is true

even when there's no evidence of it.even when there's no evidence of it.• Altered emotions:Altered emotions: Having feelings that don't seem  Having feelings that don't seem

to fit what's going on, or having no feelings at all.to fit what's going on, or having no feelings at all.• Withdrawal:Withdrawal: No drive or desire to do the things you  No drive or desire to do the things you

used to enjoy.used to enjoy.• Lack of motivation:Lack of motivation: Difficulty staying focused and  Difficulty staying focused and

doing tasks.doing tasks.• Disorganization:Disorganization: Having disorganized thinking,  Having disorganized thinking,

speaking, or behavior.speaking, or behavior.• Cognitive:Cognitive: Such as attention and memory  Such as attention and memory

problems.problems.

Childhood SchizophreniaChildhood Schizophrenia• This type of schizophrenia where children This type of schizophrenia where children

interpret reality abnormally. interpret reality abnormally. • This includes cognitive symptoms.This includes cognitive symptoms.• Childhood schizophrenia mayChildhood schizophrenia may result in some combination of result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions,hallucinations, delusions, and disorderedand disordered thinking and behavior.thinking and behavior.• Most children with childhoodMost children with childhood schizophrenia may have imaginaryschizophrenia may have imaginary friends that “tell” them to perform friends that “tell” them to perform terrorist acts.terrorist acts.

Paranoid SchizophreniaParanoid Schizophrenia• This type of schizophrenia is where This type of schizophrenia is where

the patient has thoughts including the patient has thoughts including people out to get him/her and looses people out to get him/her and looses touch with reality.touch with reality.

• This includes delusional symptoms.This includes delusional symptoms.

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Disorganized SchizophreniaDisorganized Schizophrenia• Disorganized schizophrenia is Disorganized schizophrenia is

marked by thoughts, speech and marked by thoughts, speech and behavior that are inappropriate and behavior that are inappropriate and don't make sense.don't make sense.

• Disorganized schizophrenia is Disorganized schizophrenia is considered a more severe type of considered a more severe type of schizophrenia because people with schizophrenia because people with this condition may be unable to carry this condition may be unable to carry out routine daily activities, such as out routine daily activities, such as bathing and meal preparation. bathing and meal preparation.

Fun FactsFun Facts• 2.4 Million people across the planet 2.4 Million people across the planet

have schizophrenia. (1% of the world have schizophrenia. (1% of the world pop.)pop.)

• Schizophrenia isSchizophrenia is

more common thanmore common than

epilepsy and HIV.epilepsy and HIV.

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ResourcesResources

www.welivewithsz.comwww.welivewithsz.com

www.google.images.com/schizophreniwww.google.images.com/schizophreniaa

www.mayoclinic.org/schizophreniawww.mayoclinic.org/schizophrenia

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsYqJ6Drwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsYqJ6Dr7g7g