A psychotic disorder that deteriorates the functioning of personal, social, and occupational aspects in an individual's life as a result of unusual emotions, strange perceptions, disturbed thought perceptions, and motor abnormalities is known as schizophrenia (Comer, 2004). The DSM-5 defines a mental disorder as a clinically significant syndrome that shows dysfunction in biological, psychological, or developmental processes (Lyons, 2019). Schizophrenia is a disorder that requires much attention and lifelong treatment. Individuals who are diagnosed with this disorder must fall under the diagnostic criteria and exhibit many symptoms. Many people have their own views on people who are diagnosed with this and so do many theorists. Schizophrenia is one of the many disorders that people have personal perspectives on which is why looking into criteria, symptoms, and the variety of views. …show more content…
The criteria for schizophrenia consist of five domains: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, abnormal motor behavior, and negative symptoms. Two or more of the five domains must be present for a significant amount of time during one month and persist for six months. Another piece of diagnostic criterion is that manic and mood episodes need to be present for an individual to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. The DSM-5 states that the disturbance taking place cannot be due to the physiological effects of a substance or any other medical condition (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013). An individual must meet the five criteria domains, but for a proper diagnosis, there must be an assessment of depression, cognition, and mania symptoms. Looking into the criteria is essential when discussing schizophrenia, but the symptoms are also important, especially for the