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hebephrenia vs schizophrenic disorder

schizophrenic disorder vs hebephrenia

hebephrenia and schizophrenic disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hebephrenia Yes No No No
schizophrenic disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, schizophrenic disorder is a hypernym of hebephrenia; that is, schizophrenic disorder is a word with a broader meaning than hebephrenia:
  • hebephrenia: a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
  • schizophrenic disorder: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Other hypernyms of hebephrenia include dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic psychosis.
hebephrenia (noun) schizophrenic disorder (noun)
a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Difference between hebephrenia and schizophrenic disorder

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