d research.Although the label of schizophrenic refers to these mentally ill patients, there are actually a wide variety of types of symptoms of schizophrenia. The general symptoms of schizophrenia are found in many different combinations. Schizophrenic patients are diagnosed and placed under five major categories. One of these categories is the disorganized type. Patients who suffer from this particular type of schizophrenia usually exhibit primitive and uninhibited behavior(Travis 64). They will perform certain actions unpredictably and usually are grinning and giggling. Another category is the catatonic type of schizophrenia. In fact, there are two types of catatonic schizophrenics. The first is the excited type. These schizophrenics are usually very excissive and sometimes show violent physical activity. The second type, the withdrawn, will usually display “inhibited and manifested stupor, refusal to eat, and an attempt to retain feces(Campbell 613).” Within the paranoid types are patients who are very persecutory or will have “grandiose delusions” which occurs along with hallucinations. Also, these patients tend to be frequently hostile and sometimes violent. Schizoaffective types will display a variety of schizophrenic symptoms and possibly mood swings. Last is the undifferentiated type. These schizophrenics generally demonstrate a mixture of the other schizophrenic types(Gallaghel 63). The causes of Schizophrenia are still unexplained as of today. Still, the research in schizophrenia is extremely extensive and there are now nearly twenty theories regarding how schizophrenia is caused(Campbell 611). Theorist debate profusely as to whether schizophrenia is mainly caused by biogenic forces or whether the cause is brought about more by the impact of environmental forces surrounding the schizophrenic(Gallaghel 64). These environmental forces are forces concerning influences in life such as a p...
