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Psychosis: Loss of contact with reality, can be manifest as schizophrenia (multiple types), hallucinations (false perceptions), delusions (false beliefs), flattend affect (loss of range of emotions), abnormal thinking, diminished motivation, and disturbed work and social functioning.
In a psychotic episode a person disconnects from reality and experiences hallucinations. Psychosis can occur concurrently with another mental problem (e.g. a manic episode), due to an organic problem not considered a mental problem, or be induced by drugs.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y ago"Psychosis" is a non-specific psychiatric term used to refer to a "loss of contact with reality." Since the modern science of psychiatry is not more specific at the level of what constitutes "reality" in the shared sense, the term "psychosis" is value-laden meaning that its usage will vary between and within cultures.
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∙ 14y agoPsychosis is sometimes compared to neurosis, but they have no similarities.
Psychosis involves a distortion of reality while neaurosis is a distortion of personality and mood.
Psychotic symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia.
In some cases it can include mood swings, loss of emotion, curbed eating patterns and disorganization of thoughts words and property
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∙ 8y agoPsychosis is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
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What does 'psychotic' mean?
it means crazy
What is worse psychosis or schizophrenia?
They are the same thing. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in the spectrum of psychotic disorders. However, that said, Schizophrenia is the most severe of the psychotic disorders (with perhaps the exception of Schizoaffective disorder). A person can be labeled "psychotic" if they have a milder problem, such as delusional disorder.
How do you spell psychotic?
PSYCHIC, having mental or emotional awareness of other minds or states (also, a person with such abilities).
What is clozopam?
If you mean Clozapine, it is a medication prescribed for psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
What is a psychotic break?
A psychotic break is a break from reality. Psychotic breaks often involve hallucinations or delusions.
How can you realize that the person you are interested in is a psychotic?
First of all, if you have any indication that you yourself are psychotic then the likelihood of the person you are dealing with is psychotic also. And psychotic personality is obvious, like crying hysterically or displaying other off the wall emotions such as heavy addictions, anger etc. The answer to your question is that first you must determine if you can live with their personality traits. You may get a long with someone well despite their psychotic tendencies. You can handle their psychosis. Otherwise if you are asking how you can bring yourself to accept that the person you are with is crazy just face the facts, realize you are going to come up short dealing with them and it is not worth it. You basically have to reason with yourself. If you are asking what it takes for you
Is psychotic a drug?
No. Psychotic means very crazy or delusional.*But they do make anti-psychotic medications.
What do you call a person who makes up stories that are not factual or never happened?
Munchhausen Syndrome
What is the pathophYsiology of psychotic disorder?
What is the pathophysiology of psychotic disorder?
What does the word psychotic mean?
It means having severe mental derangement affecting the whole personality.
When was Psychotic Youth created?
Psychotic Youth was created in 1985.
When was Psychotic Genius created?
Psychotic Genius was created in 1995.
