What are my chances of devolping schizophrenia is both my mother and my grandmother have it?

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Just so you know, i dont live with my mother anymore. I live with a relative. Im 13, and both my mother and my grandmother have it, and im not sure about my great-grandmother, etc. i know its genetic. I do get paranoid sometimes, but honestly, who doesnt? and id there anything i can do to reduce my chances of devolping schizophrenia?
They are rather high, but you may not get it as severe. Please talk to a doctor about your concerns.
~Hildegard Alexandra Robusk~  (+ info)

What's the difference between negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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i read this about schizophrenia... could someone explain it

Schizophrenia is often described in terms of positive and negative (or deficit) symptoms.[16] The term positive symptoms refers to symptoms that most individuals do not normally experience but are present in schizophrenia. They include delusions, auditory hallucinations, and thought disorder, and are typically regarded as manifestations of psychosis. Negative symptoms are things that are not present in schizophrenic persons but are normally found in healthy persons, that is, symptoms that reflect the loss or absence of normal traits or abilities. Common negative symptoms include flat or blunted affect and emotion, poverty of speech (alogia), inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), lack of desire to form relationships (asociality), and lack of motivation (avolition). Research suggests that negative symptoms contribute more to poor quality of life, functional disability, and the burden on others than do positive symptoms.[17]
Yes, there is a difference between positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia.

People most commonly get confused because they think of a different definition for these terms. Positive=good. Negative=bad. That isn't how it works in schizophrenia. Think of it like money. Positive=you have something. Negative=you don't have something.

So, using that definition, positive symptoms are things that schizophrenics experience that mentally healthy people do not. It is considered positive because they have something that other people do not. Like what you read said, what they have that others don't is hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders. If you took a test that determined whether or not you hallucinate (there isn't actually a test that does this), a person that hallucinates would test "positive."

Negative symptoms are things that schizophrenics do not have that mentally healthy people do have. Like having a negative bank account...you don't have money but other people do. So, mentally healthy people show emotions on their face that are appropriate to the situation. They have a tone of voice that matches emotions. Schizophrenics can lack these expressions or tones of voice...therefore they have a flat or blunted affect. That lack of emotion and tone is negative because it isn't there. Same goes for the rest of the symptoms. A mentally healthy person is usually capable of speaking (not including mute people obviously). A schizophrenic person may sometimes be unable to speak. Negative because the ability to speak does not exist.

As for the last sentence of what you read, research does show that people who experience a lot of negative symptoms function worse than those who experience mainly positive symptoms. This is because, if you cannot speak or cannot motivate yourself or cannot experience pleasure...you are highly unlikely to be able to hold a job, have lasting relationships, or just socialize with people. The lack of motivation can become so severe that some schizophrenics do not practice normal hygiene routines because they cannot motivate themselves to do so. Or they can't motivate themselves to clean a house or cook meals. This leads to poor quality of life. A high amount of negative symptoms also leads to a higher chance of suicide attempts. If nothing you do brings you pleasure, not even old favorite hobbies...life begins to seem pretty meaningless.

Another really basic difference between positive and negative symptoms is that positive symptoms signal psychosis. Negative symptoms do not.  (+ info)

What are my chances of developing schizophrenia?

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I am a 34 year old female. What are my chances of developing schizophrenia? I also want to note that it is not within my immediate family.
Why should you think you will develop it at all?  (+ info)

What is the difference between psychosis as a diagnosis and schizophrenia?

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I have paranoid schizophrenia diagnosed but my friend, who shows very similar symptoms to me, has been diagnosed with psychosis and has been told its not schizophrenia.

What is the difference?
Schizophrenia and Psychosis - What's the Difference?
It is valuable to understand the difference between psychosis and schizophreia. Psychosis is a general term used to describe psychotic symptoms. Schizophrenia is a kind of psychosis. Several different brain disorders can lead to psychotic symptoms, including lesions in the brain resulting from head traumas, strokes, tumors, infections or the use of illegal drugs. If a serious depression goes untreated for a long time, psychotic symptoms may develop. These examples demonstrate that not all psychosis is schizophrenia. If is for this reason that doctors may take quite some time (6 months or more) to diagnose someone, because while the symptoms of schizophrenia are quite obvious - the fact that the symptoms are not being caused by some other brain disorder is frequently not obvious.  (+ info)

What is the disorder that causes extreme paranoia, is it Schizophrenia?

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I read an article a couple months ago about a lady who thought there were microscopic cameras on her body watching her so she bathed in bleach and rubbing alcohol to get them off, and I believe the article said she suffered from Schizophrenia, but that doesnt sound right because I just looked up schizophrenia on wikipedia, and it doesnt sound the same. Is there a more accurate word to describe this kind of paranoia? (I mean there must be, I just dont know what it is!) Thanks.
There is a type of Schizophrenia called Paranoid Schizophrenia. It is actually the most common type of Schizophrenia. People who suffer from this illness often believe that people are spying on them, that there are cameras watching them, people listening in on their conversations, etc. This sounds like classic Paranoid Schizophrenia.  (+ info)

Is the dual diagnosis schizophrenia really considered as a split in personality?

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I've always heard people refer to schizophrenia as split personality. Is it true? I don't know much about schizophrenia but I'm really interested in it. Please answer my question. I will really appreciate it if you did.
No, schizophrenia does not involve a split in personality. If you base the meaning of the term on its etymology, you'll discover that it actually means 'to split the mind" not 'to split the personality'. Schizophrenia causes the affected person to hear voices that are not heard by others. This may result to the thinking that somebody else is manipulating their minds. Schizophrenics also develop speech difficulties that causes other people to think that they've turned into another personality.  (+ info)

What are the chances of someone with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder being successful in a career?

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Hi. I'm just wondering what are the chances of becoming successful if someone has schizophrenia and bipolar at the same time? I know it's very slim some say but I'd like to know if anybody has known anybody out there who's succeeded in their chosen line of work with these disorders? Also what should I do to help myself succeed?
Anything is possible.

If you've been diagnosed with both, I'd definitely get another opinion. Schizophrenics are often misdiagnosed when bipolar is a truer diagnosis. With Schizophrenia there is a deterioration of the brain matter. With bipolar, there isn't. Schizophrenia is a disease and bipolar is a disorder, there's no "cure" for either.

On the other hand, many with bipolar are misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. The symptoms and behaviors can overlap. The patient has to be studied over a period of time to make a true diagnosis. And there is a definitive test for schizophrenia, which usually doesn't present itself until age 20 or older.

Psychiatrists are very careful when diagnosing either because both are considered debilitating. For example, the patient would not be eligible ofr a government job, or the military, and many, many other jobs that have insurance.

However, people diagnosed with these disorders are many times of very high IQ and in good times are very productive, even brilliant.  (+ info)

Am i going to get schizophrenia and what are the signs towards it?

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My mother is 50 years old and i knew she was bi polar and tonight i found out she has schizophrenia too from a nurse at the hospital she was sent to for going crazy out of no where tonight. I am very differnt from her and i am 17 years old. My dad side of the family has no disorders. How likely am i to develop schizophrenia, what are the begining symptoms to see if i see signs now, and any ohter info.
Sweetheart you would not recognize a sign if it run over you. as the sickness encroaches upon your mind it also removes rational thought. you will say to your self I am not crazy there is nothing wrong with me. all the crazy Sob's around me are nuts I an not. And Honey you will believe your self. self diagnosis is a very dangerous path you are wanting to take.  (+ info)

How long does it take to develop schizophrenia?

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Does it differ between people? When the person first starts having paranoid thoughts / delusions and minor hallucinations can they doubt them at times when first developing it? How long does it take for it to set in completely while developing schizophrenia or related conditions?
Schizophrenia does not develop it strikes one suddenly, without warning, like being struck by lightning. It is however not a single disease but a spectrum of disorders. Diagnosis is based on the criteria in DSM-IV TR the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" of the American Psychiatric Association; it and the diagnoses made with it are all unscientifically based subjective opinions of psychiatrists. See www.psychconflicts.org for the truth about mental illness.

I am a schizophrenic paranoid; I have been under the care (domination) of psychiatrists most of my adult life. I have been able to live a fairly normal life due to the TLC of Family, Friends, Doctors and Nurses. The latter two do not really know the cause(s) of schizophrenia. They for the most part sincerely believe in themselves and the medications they prescribe but med's. only help cope; they are no panacea.

As for delusions; since hallucinating is usually a traumatic experience the beliefs one arrives at to explain these events are often weird and even bizarre according to ones education level and experiences. These are the delusions schizophrenics are so famous for.They differ between almost any two schizophrenics.

I have doubted almost everything about the disorder from the start and still do.  (+ info)

What is the likelihood of offspring developing schizophrenia from their parents?

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If a mother developed schizophrenia what is the likelihood of her children developing it? Can it be prevented?
According to E. Fuller Torey M.D's book "Surviving Schizophrenia" it is 13%  (+ info)

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