schizophrenia
n. (Psychology) severe psychotic disorder characterized by psychosis (also characterized by agitation, catatonia, confusion, hallucinations, unusual behavior and extensive withdrawal); insulting term for a condition characterized by conflicting behavior or attitudes; term used in an informal manner to indicate a split personality (Slang) | ||||
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Schizophrenia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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schizophrenia
Noun
1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
(synonym) schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
(hypernym) psychosis
(hyponym) borderline schizophrenia, latent schizophrenia
Noun
1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
(synonym) schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
(hypernym) psychosis
(hyponym) borderline schizophrenia, latent schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Schizophrenia
The most common form of psychosis, characterized by partial or total withdrawal of interest in the world outside of oneself and loss of intellectual and emotional function.
The most common form of psychosis, characterized by partial or total withdrawal of interest in the world outside of oneself and loss of intellectual and emotional function.
Schizophrenia Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Schizophrenia
Although an exact definition of schizophrenia still evades medical researchers, the evidence indicates more and more strongly that schizophrenia is a severe disturbance of the brain's functioning. There are billions of nerve cells in the brain. Each nerve cell has branches that transmit and receive messages from other nerve cells. The branches release chemicals, called neurotransmitters, which carry the messages from the end of one nerve branch to the cell body of another. In the brain afflicted with schizophrenia, something goes wrong in this communication system.
Although an exact definition of schizophrenia still evades medical researchers, the evidence indicates more and more strongly that schizophrenia is a severe disturbance of the brain's functioning. There are billions of nerve cells in the brain. Each nerve cell has branches that transmit and receive messages from other nerve cells. The branches release chemicals, called neurotransmitters, which carry the messages from the end of one nerve branch to the cell body of another. In the brain afflicted with schizophrenia, something goes wrong in this communication system.
Schizophrenia Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Schizophrenia
A general term for a wide range of mental disorders characterized by a disassociation of sensory input, feelings and emotions on one hand and thoughts on the other. Symptoms can include hallucinations, hearing voices, a feeling that one's thoughts or actions are under someone else's control, and many others. Schizophrenia is found in pathological gamblers, though not as commonly as depression.
A general term for a wide range of mental disorders characterized by a disassociation of sensory input, feelings and emotions on one hand and thoughts on the other. Symptoms can include hallucinations, hearing voices, a feeling that one's thoughts or actions are under someone else's control, and many others. Schizophrenia is found in pathological gamblers, though not as commonly as depression.
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
A serious mental disturbance in which an individual typically has delusions or hallucinations and a distorted sense of reality.
A serious mental disturbance in which an individual typically has delusions or hallucinations and a distorted sense of reality.
Schizophrenia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν, "to split") and phrēn, phren- (φρήν, φρεν-, "mind"), is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifesting as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction. Onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood, with approximately 0.4–0.6% of the population affected. Diagnosis is based on the patient's self-reported experiences and observed behavior. No laboratory test for schizophrenia exists.
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