Schizophrenia

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al force is stealing their thoughts.
5. Made feelings – They believe that some external force is making them feel a certain way, for example unhappy, when the patient believes they are not in fact unhappy.
6. Made volitional acts – When the patient makes a particular action for example pick up a cup, they believe they have no control over their movements.
7. Made impulses- Is when the patient believes they certain impulses are placed in their head by some external force.
8. Persecutory delusions – The patient believes they are the victim of a great plot against them.

Schizophrenics also often report that the world seems unreal in some way. The most dramatic distortions of perception are called hallucinations. There are many different types of hallucinations. Below there’s a brief description of some types of auditory hallucinations.

1. Audible thoughts – The patient may hear a voice from above their head repeating some of their thoughts.
2. Voices arguing – The patient hears voices arguing, often about the patient themsel...