WHAT IS SCHIZOPHRENIA?
Psychosis is a generic
psychiatric term for a mental state involving the loss of contact with reality,
causing the deterioration of normal social functioning.
A psychotic is presumed to suffer from a total break with
reality and to have no control over his actions or the operations of his
consciousness.
It
refers to a mental state that impairs thought, perception, and judgment.
Psychotic episodes might affect a person with or without a mental disease. A
person experiencing a psychotic episode might hallucinate, become paranoid, or
experience a change in personality.
Psychosis is divided into two mental disorders
categories:
- Schizophrenia
- Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception
or expression of reality. It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucination, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking with significant social or
occupational dysfunction.
