What Are The Symptoms Of Disorganized Schizophrenia?

Inappropriate Or Strange Emotional Responses

Disorganized schizophrenia will often present with inappropriate or strange emotional responses. The way an individual responds emotionally to situations is also called their affect. There are two main components of affect: internal and external. The internal component is how a situation makes them feel on the inside. The external component is how they express those feelings on the outside. Disorganized schizophrenia patients will typically exhibit flat affect when emoting, which means there are few to zero emotions shown in their mannerisms, vocal tone, or facial expressions. Their responses to situations might be inappropriate. For example, they might laugh at something sad. On top of lacking emotional expression, it's common for those with disorganized schizophrenia to experience further negative symptoms. Negative symptoms are related to a lack of affect, emotional expression, or communication present in neurotypical individuals. Disorganized schizophrenia patients might have blunt facial expressions and fail to make eye contact with others even while engaged in conversation with them. Problems with appropriate emotional response can be the result of other disorders as well.

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