The symptoms and effects of the disorder do not affect things like emotion recognition, at least to a severe degree, however because of the way the disorder affects the brain, the impulsive behaviors like aggression and anger can come from the imbalance of neurotransmitters in the body. Experts believe an imbalance of the neurotransmitter dopamine, may be involved in a person developing schizophrenia (Noll, 2007, p
Variations in treatment may come from a person's age, health status, types of symptoms and severity, among other factors. Treatment is usually started with assigning a team of dedicated health professional that involve a general practitioner or family doctor, a case worker, a psychiatric nurse, a social worker, a psychotherapist, a pharmacist, and a member of the person's family (Royal, 2015)
. there is a SZ subgroup with predominantly paranoid symptoms that does not show problems in face processing and emotion recognition, but visuo-perceptual impairments" (Sachse et al
Nash experiences severe hallucinations as well as delusions which lead to the diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Being a subtype of schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia is expressed through hallucinations and delusions with (in general) cases of grandiosity or persecution (Shedler et al
One of Nash's first imaginary characters that he experiences is Charles Herman, his roommate, who is a student of Literature at the university. Schizophrenia has been identified as split mind and refers to a split from reality expressed through disorganized thinking, inappropriate emotions, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate actions (Tandon et al
In a 2013 article, researchers found physical differences in the brains of those with paranoid schizophrenia than those unaffected by the disease. "Reductions of grey matter volume (GMV) in the prefrontal and temporal cortex have been described which are crucial for the development of positive and negative symptoms and impaired working memory (WM)" (Zierhut et al