Disorganized Schizophrenia – What Is This?
Also known as Hebephrenia or Hebephrenic schizophrenia is a sub-type of schizophrenia which is characterized by acute disorganization – hence, the name. Many are of the opinion that this sub-type of schizophrenia is worst because it completely disables the person.
The condition greatly interferes with the ability of the person to perform normal daily activities such as taking care of personal hygiene, preparing meals, managing their home and so on. As a result the affected person gets more and more upset and agitated, which is often grossly misinterpreted and misunderstood by family and friends.
3 Major Signs That Point At Disorganized Schizophrenia
There are many signs that will help with the diagnosis of disorganized schizophrenia, but that is easier to identify by the experts. For the layperson, the following symptoms could be used as important indicators:
(1) Disorganized Manner Of Thinking – the affected person is not able to think logically anymore. The patient’s thought become so mixed up in the mind, that what comes out of the mouth is just gibberish. Sometimes, it is even worse – the person would only make various noises which have no semblance to words. The person would not be able to write either – which totally isolates him from other people.
(2) Disorganized Manner of Behavior – the patient would not be able to coordinate his behavior with the surrounding environment, which grossly incapacitates him. For example, during a sunny day he would dress like it was winter. Sometimes, they would expose himself indecently or display sexual behavior inappropriately. The behavior would be highly unpredictable and jump from child-like to aggressive without any provocation. The behavior will seem bizarre bordering on crazy to others, while to the patient it would be completely normal.
(3) Disorganized Emotional Display Or Complete Lack Of It – the person affected by disorganized schizophrenia sometimes lack the ability to show emotions. This is also known as the “flat effect” where the person wears a flat look on the face no matter what happens. The patient normally avoids eye contact, talk to himself or chant in a monotonous manner. The person might also behave inappropriately for the occasion – for example laugh hilariously at a death and cry at a happy event.