Ian_And_His_Disorder

Ian And His Disorder Ian and His Disorder Schizophrenia is defined by the DSM IV as having five main characteristics. Schizophrenics display these characteristics in a wide range of ways, from delusions to hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and negative symptoms (lack of goal system). Such symptoms have been observed by myself through the course of many years of witnessing them firsthand through my close friend Ian. I will attempt to explain my firsthand experience and relate it directly to the five main characteristics of schizophrenia as defined in the DSM IV. While not on his medication, Ian demonstrates highly volatile behavior from extreme feelings of persecution along with mild jealousy and grandiose thoughts. He would make such claims as to being a rock star, producer for a record label, or other “unfound” famous person while harboring extreme anger, distrust, and jealously towards his friends. “Most schizophrenic patients do not seem to realize that other people find their delusional beliefs implausible.” Ian’s delusional state made him think a good friend was trying to rob someone’s house. In reality he was just sitting there playing a video game and when you try to tell him this he does not ian, medication, behavior, hallucinations, while, symptoms, through, though, taking, side, schizophrenia, intense, greatly, extreme, delusional, characteristics, auditory, years, without, voices, thoughts, think, things, therapy, stopped, state, seem, schizophrenics, schizophrenic, quit, people, negative, might, martial, main