Symptoms of disorganized schizophrenia

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Disorganized schizophrenia causes disorganized speech and behavior.

Examples of disorganized speech include:

Making up words (neologisms). For example: “I am going to the park to ride the wallywhoop.”
Rhyming all the words (clang speech). For example: “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, folly, polly, dolly, hello Dolly, want a lollipop?”
Saying sentences that make no sense to other people (word salad). For example: “Give paper floor me school hop bus.”
Repeating exactly what someone else has said (echolalia) or has done (echopraxia).

Examples of disorganized behavior include:

Repeating the same activity (word or behavior) over and over again (perseveration).
Dressing oddly, such as wearing many sets of clothing one over the other or wearing hats, gloves, and heavy coats in the summer.
Doing things in public that are usually done only in private. For example: urinating on a street corner.

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Author	Jeannette Curtis
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Tracy Landauer
Associate Editor	Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry
Last Updated	February 5, 2008

Last updated:	February 05, 2008
Author:	Jeannette Curtis
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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