Schizophrenia is a mental disease
So, schizophrenia is not split personality.
What is it then?
The disease damages a variety of functions
Schizophrenia is a mental disease which manifests itself in the
activites of the mind. The disease damages a variety of functions
and makes life difficult for those struck with the disorder.
 Difficult
to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences
The disease makes it difficult for a person to tell the difference
between real and unreal experiences. People with schizophrenia may,
for example hear voices or belive that they are beeing persecuted
or injured by those around them or by alien external forces.
Schizophrenia also impairs the ability to
think logically, creatively and imaginatively and to use language
to express idas with clarity.
 Affects
the ability to experience and express emotions
The disease affects the ability to experience and express a varity
of emotions, such as love and fear. Therefore, emotinal responses
to other people and to behaving normally in socilal situations may
be confusing and toublesome for schizophrenic patients.
People with schizophrenia may also have difficuly
in remembering, talking and behaving apporpriately.
Abnormalities in many mental activities
No single sign or symptoms defines schizophrenia.
It is defined by the fact that people who suffer from it experience
abnormalities in many different kinds of mental activities.
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