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Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. Abby Curtis. Definition . Psychotic disorder Severely damaged Thinking Emotions Behavior Can lead to withdrawal socially Can also lead to lack personal hygiene Enhanced perception of Sounds Colors . Facts.

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Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

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  1. Undifferentiated Schizophrenia Abby Curtis

  2. Definition • Psychotic disorder • Severely damaged • Thinking • Emotions • Behavior • Can lead to withdrawal socially • Can also lead to lack personal hygiene • Enhanced perception of • Sounds • Colors

  3. Facts • This disorder is a subtype of schizophrenia, it has characteristics of the other subtypes(paranoid, disorganized, catatonic) but doesn’t meet the criteria of certain one. • Paranoid- false beliefs and auditory hallucinations. • Disorganized- thoughts, speech and behavior is disorganized. • Catatonic- rigidity movements, repetitive irritations

  4. Symptoms • Hallucinations • Delusions • Mental withdrawal • Hearing voices

  5. Treatment.. • If they are a danger to themselves or others the can be hospitalized against their will. • Antipsychotic medication can help with the positive symptoms but usually not the negative. • Medication works on 60-70% of patients • Given by mouth or muscular injection. • Possibly fish oil(omega3).

  6. ..Treatment • Behavior therapy- can help once at a better stage. it can help with daily living and social skills. • Family therapy- to help the family with unresolved feelings of guilt for the patients disorder, can help dealing with stress from the patient, and with communication with the schizophrenic.

  7. Short story • Tuesday, Oct 11th. – The Tail • Today they made contact with me. I went to the book store. I was looking for a good book to pass the time. I was there for about 10 minutes just browsing the shelf. I noticed a guy, he was around 25. He was wearing a black t- shirt with jeans. He had a fake mohawk. I say fake because he had a normal short haircut, but used hair gel to slick it up into a mohawk style. I noticed he was looking at me from a few isles away. I went back to looking at the books. I saw movement off to my right and turned to look that way. There he was, approaching me. He held out two packs of cigarettes in the palm of one hand. They had an Indian head wearing a headress logo on them. He asked if I wanted to buy them. He told me he bought them at a cigar shop. I told him I didnt want them. He didnt approach anybody else and left the store. I thought it was peculiar. They are following me.

  8. Works cited • http://medicaldictionary.thefreedictionary.com/undifferentiated+schizophrenia • http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/types-of-schizophrenia/ • http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=new-study-bipolar-disorder-and-schi-2009-01-15 • http://authortrek.com/short-stories/tag/schizophrenia/

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