Paranoid Schizophrenia: The Cause of Hallucinations

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA

INTRODUCTION

Man , according to Genesis 2 :7 , was created after God 's image

God created man in his own image , in the image of God created he him male and female created he them

However , God also created man whom others considered as special like the dumb , the deaf , and the blind . To prove that , Exodus 4 :11 says -

And the LORD said unto him , Who hath made man 's mouth ? or who maketh the dumb , or deaf , or the seeing , or the blind ? have not I the

LORD

As human civilization developed , dramatic changes happen , not only in the advancement of human knowledge but also the positive and negative things it bring . Devastations and destructions happen not only in mega infrastructures but also to the human body itself . Illness , defects and dis worsen , and one example of this Paranoid Schizophrenia

DEFINITION

According to Mueser 's findings , the term schizophrenia comes from Greek words meaning split mind ' However , contrary to common belief schizophrenia does not refer to a person with a split personality or multiple personality

Researchers of Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia gives people an idea that Paranoid schizophrenia is a type of psychosis in which a person suffers from logically consistent delusions (fixed , false beliefs ) of persecution or grandeur . In the late 1890s , Sigmund Freud postulated that paranoia is an intellectual dis in which the primary symptom is extreme distrust of others the paranoid person may believe that people are out to kill him or her . In addition , in paranoid schizophrenia the patient may have hallucinations in which famous persons from history or mythology appear and communicate messages this manifestation is related to the patient 's delusion of grandeur . The American Psychiatric Association applies the term delusional dis to paranoia to distinguish between paranoid symptoms of other mental diss (schizophrenia , depression , organic mental dis ) and paranoid diss whose primary manifestation is paranoid delusions without other symptoms such as hallucinations

HALLUCINATIONS AND ILLUSIONS

According to research , Hallucinations and illusions are disturbances of perception that are common in people suffering from schizophrenia Hallucinations are perceptions that occur without connection to an appropriate source . Although hallucinations can occur in any sensory form - auditory (sound , visual (sight , tactile (touch , gustatory (taste , and olfactory (smell ) - hearing voices that other people do not hear is the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia . Voices may describe the patient 's activities , carry on a conversation , warn of impending dangers , or even issue s to the individual . Illusions , on the other hand , occur when a sensory stimulus is present but is incorrectly interpreted by the individual

Other source says that , Hallucination is a false perception in any of the five sensory modalities when no external stimulus exists , as when a xistent object is seen . Hallucinations may occur in the twilight state between sleeping and awakening , or in delirium , delirium tremens or exhaustion they also may be induced under hypnosis . The visual sense is most often affected . Persistent hallucinations are characteristic of schizophrenia . In one...