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Schizophrenia is associated with many abnormal behaviors; therefore, signs and symptoms vary widely, depending on the type and phase (prodromal, active, or residual) of the illness.
Watch for these signs and symptoms:
❑ ambivalence — coexisting strong positive and negative feelings, leading to emotional conflict
❑ apathy and other affective abnormalities
❑ clang associations — words that rhyme or sound alike used in an illogical, nonsensical manner — for instance, “It’s the rain, train, pain”
❑ concrete associations — inability to form or understand abstract thoughts
❑ delusions — false ideas or beliefs accepted as real by the patient; delusions of grandeur, persecution, and reference (distorted belief regarding the relation between events and one’s self — for example, a belief that television programs address the patient on a personal level); feelings of being controlled, somatic illness, and depersonalization
❑ echolalia — automatic and meaningless repetition of another’s words or phrases
❑ echopraxia — involuntary repetition of movements observed in others
❑ flight of ideas — rapid succession of incomplete and loosely connected ideas
❑ hallucinations — false sensory perceptions with no basis in reality; usually visual or auditory, but may also be olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), or tactile (touch)
❑ illusions — false sensory perceptions with some basis in reality; for example, a car backfiring mistaken for a gunshot
❑ loose associations — rapid shifts among unrelated ideas
❑ magical thinking — belief that thoughts or wishes can control others or events
❑ neologisms — bizarre words that have meaning only for the patient
❑ poor interpersonal relationships
❑ regression — return to an earlier developmental stage
❑ thought blocking — sudden interruption in the patient’s train of thought
❑ withdrawal — disinterest in objects, people, or surroundings
❑ word salad — illogical word groupings, such as “She had a star, barn, plant.”
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Schizophrenia is associated with various abnormal behaviors; therefore, signs and symptoms vary widely, depending on the type and phase (prodromal, active, or residual) of the illness.
Watch for these signs and symptoms:
❑ ambivalence — coexisting strong positive and negative feelings, leading to emotional conflict
❑ apathy
❑ clang associations — words that rhyme or sound alike used in an illogical, nonsensical manner — for instance, “It’s the rain, train, pain.”
❑ concrete associations — inability to form or understand abstract thoughts
❑ delusions — false ideas or beliefs that the patient accepts as real (delusions of grandeur, persecution, and reference [distorted belief regarding the relation between events and oneself, such as a belief that television programs address the patient on a personal level] are common in schizophrenia; also common are feelings of being controlled, somatic illness, and depersonalization)
❑ echolalia — meaningless repetition of words or phrases
❑ echopraxia — involuntary repetition of movements observed in others
❑ flight of ideas — rapid succession of incomplete and unconnected ideas
❑ hallucinations — false sensory perceptions with no basis in reality; usually visual or auditory but may also be olfactory, gustatory, or tactile
❑ illusions — false sensory perceptions with some basis in reality, such as a car’s backfiring mistaken for a gunshot
❑ loose associations — rapid shifts among unrelated ideas
❑ magical thinking — a belief that thoughts or wishes can control others or events
❑ neologisms — bizarre words that have meaning only for the patient
❑ poor interpersonal relationships
❑ regression — return to an earlier developmental stage
❑ thought blocking — sudden interruption in the patient’s train of thought
❑ withdrawal — disinterest in objects, people, or surroundings
❑ word salad — illogical word groupings, such as “She had a star, barn, plant.”
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia. This signs and symptoms information for Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia signs or Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia symptoms.
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