Can someone have Schizophrenia but show no signs then something stressfull happens to them and then...?

they show signs? Can something stressfull bring it to the surface. What if that stressfull thing didn't happen could she still be fine if that didn't happen?

I have a friend that lost a child and went into a psychotic episode, please know that this is not Schizophrenia. she would hear people talking about her all the time and think things like someone had snatched her baby. also you can have psychotic episodes with other disorders such as bipolar and post-traumatic stress disorder and even depression can bring it out of someone. its not always Schizophrenia.I have heard/read that this can be the case, but there has to be an underlying susceptibility to the condition...so much is not known about schizophrenia.
I have something like that...its just psychosis though not schizophrenia... its like I get sad or stressed and I hear the voices...but when Im happy and all is good, they go away...
mental disorders and disturbances caused by traumatic events are not the same as schizophrenia. they should be diagnosed and treated appropriately.
my aunt is schizophrenic and for her it was more of a progression rather than an immediate change.
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has been recognized throughout recorded history.
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality and by significant social or occupational dysfunction. A person experiencing schizophrenia is typically characterized as demonstrating disorganized thinking, and as experiencing delusions or hallucinations, in particular auditory hallucinations.

The symptoms of schizophrenia fall into three broad categories:

* Positive symptoms are unusual thoughts or perceptions, including hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and disorders of movement.
* Negative symptoms represent a loss or a decrease in the ability to initiate plans, speak, express emotion, or find pleasure in everyday life. These symptoms are harder to recognize as part of the disorder and can be mistaken for laziness or depression.
* Cognitive symptoms (or cognitive deficits) are problems with attention, certain types of memory, and the executive functions that allow us to plan and organize. Cognitive deficits can also be difficult to recognize as part of the disorder but are the most disabling in terms of leading a normal life.

Negative symptoms

The term "negative symptoms" refers to reductions in normal emotional and behavioral states. These include the following:

* flat affect (immobile facial expression, monotonous voice),
* lack of pleasure in everyday life,
* diminished ability to initiate and sustain planned activity, and
* speaking infrequently, even when forced to interact.

People with schizophrenia often neglect basic hygiene and need help with everyday activities. Because it is not as obvious that negative symptoms are part of a psychiatric illness, people with schizophrenia are often perceived as lazy and unwilling to better their lives.

Cognitive symptoms

Cognitive symptoms are subtle and are often detected only when neuropsychological tests are performed. They include the following:

* poor "executive functioning" (the ability to absorb and interpret information and make decisions based on that information),
* inability to sustain attention, and
* problems with "working memory" (the ability to keep recently learned information in mind and use it right away)

Cognitive impairments often interfere with the patient's ability to lead a normal life and earn a living. They can cause great emotional distress.
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