Introduction to the mind

Hello there,

                I have been given the opportunity to research whatever it is I want this term in class, and I love it! I would have thought to research a completely different subject, something that’s not school related, or even involved with it. But here I am, researching schizophrenia…

                I only knew what I have heard about this condition, which was the mood swings, aggressive behavior, and death. All of which is semi false. I have started my research with just typing in the word schizophrenia into google, and seeing what I get. Of course, the first thing I saw was the definition. Every source I went to had a different version. Why? Because the reason that this condition evolved, or how it comes to start is still unknown, which means that test are being performed frequently to try and figure out more about it. I thought about it, and wondered how something can be named, been known for years, has treatments, is given as a condition, but NOBODY knows where it comes from and how it started specifically.

So far I have managed to find out that schizophrenia is a very misleading illness, which everyone thinks is a split personality. It’s not. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to: Tell the difference between what is real and not real, think clearly, have normal emotional responses, or act normally in social situations.  People suffering from this illness do not have the same symptoms as everyone else. Just like every individual, we are different.

There are 5 different types of schizophrenia categories you get placed in, which are; Paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, Catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, and Residual schizophrenia. You can also have positive and negative symptoms while leading up to this illness...which I will inform you next time! J