Schizophrenia In Homerian Epics And Greek Mythology

Schizophrenia is a brain disorder in which one interprets reality abnormally which some specialists have determined is caused by genetics and the environment one is surrounded by growing up. It was first classified in 1887 when Dr. Emile Kraepelin identified it but certain documents identify that it can be traced back to the old Pharaonic Egypt in 1550 BC, and as far back as the second millennium before Christ. There are several different beliefs as to why Schizophrenia is in some and not others. In Homerian epics and Greek mythology, Schizophrenia, which was to them, called madness, was similarly thought of as punishment from multiple gods, and it is in actual fact not until the time of the Greek physician Hippocrates from 460-377 BC, that

The predominant clinical features seem on the catatonic subtype involved disturbances in movement. People affected by this subtype might display a dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops, as in catatonic stupor and catatonic excitement can occur to any attempt to change how they appear. They may also maintain a certain pose someone has put them in for long periods of time and this is called, waxy

Symptoms personal hygiene to be deteriorated, inability to express or show joy and cry, extended expressionless glare, inappropriate/hysterical crying or laughter, depression, strange use of words or way of speaking, irrational statements, short attention span, and social withdrawal. There are also two specific types of symptoms called positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, agitation, and disorganized thinking. Negative symptoms include a person’s range of emotional expression that is clearly diminished which is affective flattening, poor social skills such as body language and less frequent eye contact, Alogia which is a “poverty of speech”, such as bleak and abrupt replies, directed activities such as work or school, and finally avolition which is the inability to pursue and initiate in goals. These symptoms have to be present for one month, but even so, continuous signs of agitation must be frequent for at least six months in order to be diagnosed with this disorder. During this time, a milder form of the disorder may be present, for example, unusual intuitive experiences or just odd beliefs. During the six month time span, at the least, two of the symptoms must be met, or only the benchmark of negative symptoms must be current, even in milder form. It is extremely rare for someone to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia prior to