Schizophrenia is a type of psychological disorder that affects a person's brain and affects the way they think and act on a daily basis. The disorder is known to be one of the most disabling and disconcerting psychological disorders. People who suffer from this disorder have said that it is almost like a break from reality. It seems that schizophrenia has become a larger problem in our society in recent years. Additionally, people who develop the disorder appear to be disengaged from common things in our lives, such as working and having relationships with others. There are many reasons why schizophrenia is one of the most bizarre and disabling types of mental disorders. Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic disorder characterized by several disturbing behaviors that individuals suffer from. The different characterized disturbing behaviors associated with the disorder are emotional, thoughts and perceptions about certain aspects of life. Individuals suffering from schizophrenia appear too disengaged from society and are unable to carry out some of the normal functions of life. The disorder is associated with “deficits in neurocognitive processes that represent a core feature of the disorder and may precede the onset of the disease” (Kantrowitz, 2012) as stated in the article Expect Review of Neurotherapeutics. There are defects in many neuropsychological domains in the person's brain that end up causing certain reactions in the person. People suffering from schizophrenia also have episodes of hallucinations, delusions, incoherent speech, illogical thinking, and bizarre behavior. Furthermore, some other behaviors are the inability to think clearly and the almost total absence of facial expression for almost all emotions...... middle of paper...... M., Rosen, C., Faull , R. , & Strauss, G. P. (2008). Sex differences in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders: a 20-year longitudinal study of psychosis and recovery. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49(6), 523-529. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.03.004 Kantrowitz, J. T., & Citrome, L. (2012). Lurasidone for Schizophrenia: What's Different? ExpertReview of Neurotherapeutics, 12(3), 265-73. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/ern.12.7Moukas, G., Stathopoulou, A., Gourzis, P., Beratis, IN, & Beratis, S. (2010). Relationship of "prodromal" symptoms with severity and type of psychopathology in the active phase of schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 51(1), 1-7. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.02.001 Nevid, Jeffrey S., Spencer A. Rathus, and Beverly Greene. Abnormal psychology in a changing world. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.