Catatonic type schizophrenia Patients with this subtype of Schizophrenia may exhibit extremes of behavior including catatonia. Some may allow their posture to be rearranged, holding the spic-and-span position (catalepsy or waxy flexibility). Others may imitate sounds (echolalia) or movements (echopraxia) of others. At times, some patients may explode into an excited, treated state marked by purposeless ad continual movements. The catatonic type is rare today, and probably reflected an advanced stage of schizophrenia before the advent of new treatment methods. Disorganized type schizophrenia A form of schizophrenia that is characterized by a disorganized behavior and disorganized speech. Their affect may be flat or inappropriate. This type involves a disturbance in behavior, communication, and thought. Usually these patients show a variety of eccentric characteristics much as unusual clothing or peculiar gestures. Paranoid type schizophrenia Delusions and auditory hallucinations dominant in patients with this subtype of schizophrenia while their affective and cognitive functioning remains relatively intact. This type of tolerant often has highly elaborate delusions of persecution or own grandeur. However, the patient may appear rather mean until he or she becomes involved in typical argumentativeness and suspiciousness. Residual type schizophrenia A form of schizophrenia that is characterized by a previous diagnosis of schizophrenia, but no longer having some of the conspicuous psychotic symptoms. There are whatsoever remaining symptoms of the disorder however, such as unconventional behavior, emotional blunting, illogical thinking, or social withdrawal. In the residual type of schizophrenia, the patient has had at least cardinal episode of schizophrenia. If delusions or hallucinations are present, they are not prominent, and are not accompanied by strong affect. Undifferentiated type schizophrenia This subtype of schizophrenia applies to patients who fail to just the criteria for the other subtypes but clearly suffer from this psychological disorder. The patient suffers from pronounced insane symptoms, which may not fit in any other special category or much than one.
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