Schizophrenia

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from the feeling that their actions are being controlled by an external force, or the delusion that certain commonplace remarks have a secret meaning for themselves (Torrey, 1983).
From these symptoms, is divided into four sub-types determined by which symptoms are most prevalent (Strauss, 1987). The four sub-types are paranoid, hebephrenic, catatonic, and finally simple. Paranoid schizophrenics often suffer from either delusions, hallucinations, or both, of a persecutory content. Hebephrenic is characterized by inappropriate emotions, disorganized thinking, and extreme social impairment. Catatonic schizophrenics often suffer from rigidity, stupor, and often mutism. The final form of , simple , lacks developed hallucinations or delusion. It is however accompanied by an overwhelming loss of interest and initiative. The sufferer of simple will also usually suffer from withdrawal and will blunt their emotions (Torrey, 1983).
The part of the brain thought to be affected by is the ...

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Another factor indicating a disturbance is the fact that schizophrenics usually have unusual fingerprints. (Torrey, 1983).

As previously mentioned, not much is known about exactly what causes schizophrenia, or which exact parts of the brain are affected. One guess as to the cause of schizophrenia is that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved. Some of the supporting evidence behind this theory is the fact that amphetamines, when given in large doses, cause the brain's dopamine levels to rise, this can cause the subject to show schizophrenia like symptoms (Torrey, 1983).

There are three different fields of thought as to how something is affecting the dopamine ...

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