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Title

Psychological Disorders

Description

Definitions and Information about Disorders

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Subject

Psychology

Level

12th Grade

Created

03/09/2012

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Term

Schizophrenia

Definition

A chronic psychotic disorder affecting about 1 percent of the population

Term

Symptoms of schizophrenia

Definition

Delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech, social withdrawal, lack of emotion or inappropriate emotion, and apathy

Term

Possible causes

Definition

Genetic factors, biochemical imbalances, brain abnormalities, psychosocial influences

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Types of schizophrenia

Definition

catatonic, paranoid, disorganized