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What are the symptoms of Schizophrenia? Can a Schizophrenic know that he has it?
Jul 10, 2013

Dr. Thierry Yazbek Surgery
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS of Schizophrenia— People with schizophrenia generally present with several areas of distinct psychopathology:
 Positive symptoms
 Negative symptoms
 Cognitive impairment
 Mood symptoms
 Anxiety
Positive symptoms — Positive symptoms represent an exaggeration of normal processes .This group of symptoms includes the reality distortion symptoms of hallucinations and delusions( fixed, false belief) as well as disorganized thoughts and behavior.
Negative symptoms — While positive symptoms represent an exaggeration of a normal process, negative symptoms are conceptualized as an absence or diminution of normal processes.
Cognitive impairment — Areas of cognition that seem to be the most affected in schizophrenia are :
Processing speed , Attention ,Working memory, Verbal learning and memory, Visual learning and memory, Reasoning/executive functioning, Verbal comprehension , Social cognition
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