ed ones would cease to exist. ( Kvarnes, Parloff, 1983, p.190-193 ) Not all schizophrenics suffer the same illness. There are three main types of schizophrenia that have been found. The first type of schizophrenia is catatonic schizophrenia. This condition describes a person who may remain in a frozen position for a long period of time. The victim remains and appears to be expressionless and oblivious to their surroundings, as if the brain has stopped all function. This happens because tension in the voluntary muscles take place and the schizophrenic as a result may lose the ability to act at their own will. However, the catatonic schizophrenic is fully aware of their his / her surroundings. Catatonics may also refuse to eat and go to the bathroom. Another form of catatonic schizophrenia are rapid and excited motions such as violent screaming and laughing. Many people, as a result of this display, have died from exhaustion or heart failure. ( Smith, 1992, p.56 ) The second main type of schizophrenia is disorganized schizophrenia, or hebephrenia. In this type of schizophrenia, the victim acts unthoughtfully and in inappropriate manners. Much of the hebephrenic’s thoughts and emotions are disorganized, scattered, and random. As a result, many have withdrawn from human contact. A series of hallucinations or delusions also may often occur. ( Pierce, 1990, p.59 ) The third main type of schizophrenia is paranoid-type schizophrenia. Paranoid-type schizophrenics are deeply involved in a delusion or hallucination and may often appear to play a role of a historic figure such as Julius Caesar or Cleopatra. Wild fits of anger or violence often take place. However, paranoid-type schizophrenics have a tendency to be older and smarter. ( Smith, 1992, p.26 ) The causes of schizophrenia are still unknown. Eventhough science has seemed to advance in its knowledge of schizophrenia, years of study and experiments have created two or three threories...
