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I think that it's when you keep looking over your shoulder and you keep thinking that something bad is going to happen. Paranoid is when you keep thinking about something that is bothering you, like a very bad fear and is a nervous reaction, you are are paranoid or have a phobia about something that you think is something is going to happen but it really isn't.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoParanoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid schizophrenia is a subtype of schizophrenia that is characterized by paranoia, along with delusions and hallucinations.
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∙ 12y agoA paranoid schizophrenic is a person that suffers from a specific type of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a thought disorder, where there is a disturbance in thought patterns and processes. Paranoid Schizophrenics usually have several of the following symptoms:
- disconnected and confusing language
- poor reasoning, memory and judgment
- high level of anxiety
- eating and sleeping disorders
- hallucinations or hearing and seeing things that only exist in the mind of the consumer
- delusions or persistent false beliefs about something (i.e. that others are controlling their thoughts)
- deterioration of appearance and personal hygiene -tendency to withdraw from others
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∙ 14y agoParanoid means when you feel someone's out to get you and you don't feel safe.
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Is Jared loughner a paranoid schizophrenic?
Jared Loughner is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
What are the characteristics of a paranoid schizophrenic?
The characteristics of being paranoid schizophrenic are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior and the so called negative symptoms.
What are you called if you can see dead people?
a paranoid schizophrenic...
Is Sasuke schizophrenic?
Yes Sasuke is known to be a paranoid schizophrenic in fan fiction stories written about him. In the Naruto series however he is not.
Was Islam's Muhammad most likely a paranoid schizophrenic?
What? How'd you get that idea? ofcourse not!
Which type of schizophrenic is most likely to have delusions of grandeur?
Paranoid schizophrenics are the type that have either a delusion or hallucination.
What does it mean when you hear a family member say your name but their not around?
You're suffering from paranoid schizophrenic delusions...or you are blind
What will drinking and doing drugs while you are a paraniod schizophrenic do?
Drug and alcohol use by a paranoid schizophrenic may make behavioral problems worse. The worst-case scenario is that drinking and drug use may trigger a psychotic episode.
Was Jesus Christ a paranoid schizophrenic?
No. His name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9.6)
What do phsycologists do?
Phsycologists help people with problems. like if they are schizophrenic, paranoid, or are just having problems at home. anything really, they can work out. I hope I helped.
Was Buddha a schizophrenic?
Schizophrenia often presents as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. Buddha's interactions with his followers, his sermons and lectures and the logic of his observation sand conclusions would indicate that the was not schizophrenic.
What are the Chemical changes in the brain of a paranoid schizophrenic patient?
Dopamine, glutamate, and GABA receptors may become more accepting of their respective neurochemicals. Other than that, there are no verified changes.
