Schizophrenia article #1

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizophrenia/ds00196/dsection=symptoms

There are many symptoms of Schizophrenia. The symptoms of Schizophrenia are typically divided into three groups or categories; positive, negative, and cognitive.
Positive symptoms refer to the excess of abnormal characteristics of a normal functioning individual. Some positive symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder, and disorganized behavior.
Negative symptoms refer to the absence of characteristics of a normal functioning individual. Some negative symptoms are loss of interest in everyday activities, lacking emoting, not being able to carry out plans or activities, neglect to personal hygiene, social withdraw, loss of motivation.
Cognitive symptoms refer to the thought process and the inability to perform daily tasks. The person may be born with these characteristics and they may get more severe as time goes on. Some of these cognitive symptoms include problems understanding information, problems paying attention, and problems with memory.
There are also affective symptoms which affect the mood of the person. This can result in mood swings or depression. People with Schizophrenia often act odd or inappropriate which can cause others to stray away from them which causes social isolation.