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             There appears to be three major subtypes of
             Schizophreniaparanoid, hebephrenic, and catatonic.
             Delusions, often of prosecution, are prominent in the
             paranoid type (Arieti). Hebephrenic schizophrenia is
             characterized by thought disorder, chaotic language,
             silliness, and giggling (Eysenck, Arnold, and Meili
             961-962). In the catatonic form, the person may sit, stand,
             or lie in fixed postures or attitudes for weeks or months on
             end. The person may also have a symptom known as "waxy
             flexibility" in which the victim will maintain positions of
             the body in which he is put for long periods of time, even
             if they are uncomfortable (Arieti).
             There have been many theories to explain what causes
             schizophrenia. Heredity, stress, medical illness, and
             physical injury to the brain are all thought to be factors
             but research has not yet pinpointed the specific combination
             of factors that produce the disease (Sinclair). While
             schizophrenia can affect anyone at any point in life, it is
             somewhat more common in those persons who are genetically
             predisposed to the disease (Torrey 3).
             Studies have shown that approximately 12% of the
             offspring will be schizophrenic if one parent has the
             disorder and 50% if both parents have the disorder. This may
             be due to the fact that the offspring are reared in an
             environment other than normal. Although statistics from
             adoption agencies show that these rates are more affected by
             genes rather than environment (Chapman). Three-quarters of
             persons with schizophrenia develop the disease between 16
             and 25 years of age. Onset is uncommon after age 30, and
             Psychiatric patients are generally insulted by
             contentions that their trouble was brought on by bad
             parenting, childhood trauma, or week character (Willwerth
             79). Sigmund Freud has suggested that schizophrenia is
             developed from a lack of affection in the mother-infant
             relationship in the first few wee...