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   Psy·cho·sis

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   • 1. a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality: "they were suffering from a psychosis"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Greek psukhōsis ‘animation’, from psukhoō ‘I give life to’, from psukhē ‘soul, mind’.

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   4 days ago · The word “psychosis” is sometimes tossed around casually as a synonym for “mental illness.” However, in modern medicine, psychosis largely refers to a specific type of dysfunctional mental state in which a person’s experience of reality is severely distorted.

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   3 days ago · Certain forms of psychosis may have a limited duration. Schizophreniform disorder can serve as one example, lasting between one and six months by definition. Others, like schizophrenia and delusional disorder, are typically considered chronic conditions requiring lifelong treatment and management. How the duration of psychosis affects illness ...

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   5 days ago · The word psychosis is a Greek word meaning an abnormal state of the mind. In most textbooks, psychosis is usually defined and described as a loss of contact or a break with reality. Here is how The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychiatry (third edition, 1999) describes psychosis:

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   4 days ago · Psychosis generally refers to a disconnect from reality. While it tends to be most associated with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, PTSD psychosis may occur in a small percentage of individuals.

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   3 days ago · Psychosis refers to difficulty distinguishing what is real, factual, and tangible from what is not. It involves hallucinations, delusions, or both. Hallucinations are sensory, and people perceive things with their sight, hearing, smell, touch, or taste that aren’t there. Delusions are faulty beliefs.

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   3 days ago · One definition of schizophrenia is a serious mental illness (SMI) that messes with perception, thoughts, feelings, cognitive processing, and behavior. Some professionals prefer to use the term SMI rather than the official name schizophrenia. The term SMI is considered by some to be clearer and more logical.

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   3 days ago · Psychosis is a concept that describes specific symptoms. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that has psychotic features. When broken down into symptoms, the notion of schizophrenia vs psychosis makes sense. Schizophrenia vs Psychosis: The Symptoms. Psychosis isn’t a mental disorder by itself.