AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This is the most common type of schizophrenia. It may develop later in life than other forms. Symptoms include hallucinations and/or delusions, but your speech and emotions may not be affected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common form of schizophrenia, a type of brain disorder. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association recognized that paranoia was one of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, not a separate diagnostic condition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mental health professionals no longer use the terms paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, and catatonic schizophrenia. Instead, they use the umbrella term schizophrenia to describe the condition as a whole and note which specific symptoms an individual is experiencing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Doctors who specialize in mental health used to divide schizophrenia into different subtypes: Catatonic. Disorganized. Paranoid.