History of Schizophrenia The history of schizophrenia begins with written documents of the Egyptians in 2000 BC There were texts that mentioned that schizophrenia could be observed frequently and they thought that these mental disorders were caused by the devil and from evil spirits. In the 1700s, the history of schizophrenia was better known, there was a more detailed description of the abnormal behavior of schizophrenia. people. Emil Kraeplin united various mental illnesses, giving it the name “praecox dementia” which was divided into four categories (simple, paranoid, hebephrenic and catatonic). In 1911 Eugen Bleuler, who gave the current name of "schizophrenia" to this disease, also divided into four categories (affection, detachment from associations, ambivalence and autism), divided the symptoms into positive and negative. Meaning of SchizophreniaSchizophrenia It is a chronic brain disorder known as “psychosis”. This psychological illness makes it difficult to distinguish what is real and unreal, makes it difficult to think clearly, not being able to have normal emotional responses and not being able to act normally in social situations • Types of schizophrenia: the most common. It is characterized by constant delusions and auditory hallucinations. • Catatonic: those who suffer from it can remain immobile for a long time and remain aware of what is happening around them. They sleep very little. • Residual: when the person has suffered from schizophrenia in the past, but in the present no longer shows the symptoms of the disease. • Disorganized: someone who has no coherence in speech and behaves strangely suffers from it. • Undifferentiated: Presents a mixture of symptoms of schizophrenia...... middle of paper ...... to promote and prevent its evolution. Group therapy: Allows a variety of techniques, such as group counseling and its psychotherapy. The goals are solving these problems, medications, and interacting with people. It is used to promote teaching and social bonds. Cognitive therapy and recovery: There are two types of this type of therapy. • The first type aims to neutralize cognitive symptoms such as distraction, memory problems, lack of attention, lack of ability to make decisions and plan situations. • The second type aims to neutralize depression. These aspects are explored in depth in the Occupational Therapy laboratories, where it is possible to identify the most suitable activity for the patient or motor activities to improve coordination, aspects such as posture and the physical condition of the patients..