Psychosis

Word PSYCHOSIS
Character 9
Hyphenation psy cho sis
Pronunciations /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Psychosis"

What do we mean by psychosis?

An acute or chronic mental state marked by loss of contact with reality, disorganized speech and behavior, and often by hallucinations or delusions, seen in certain mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, and other medical disorders. noun

Mental constitution or condition. noun

A change in the field of consciousness. noun

In pathology, any mental disorder; any form of insanity. noun

Any vital action or activity. noun

A disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes. noun

A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality. noun

Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted noun

A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Psychosis

The word "psychosis" in example sentences

I use the term "social psychosis" because a psychosis is a mental state in which a person shows a diminished or loss of a sense of reality. ❋ Douglas LaBier (2010)

They are too weak to admin failure psychologically, and this psychosis is the very doctrine the reichwing lives under. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Being engulfed in psychosis was the best intoxication I ever had. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Mad, well there are bloomin loads of these, thanks to over use of amphet and cannabis mental illness and psychosis is common. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2007)

Funny how that psychosis is consistent – right tommie? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Her psychosis is in fact very similar to that of Osama. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For the CDC to suggest that "Mefloquine has rarely been reported to cause serious side effects, such as seizures, depression and psychosis" is absolutely incredible since the actual numbers are closer to 1 in 200. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Ray would later put the museum thing down to a certain nihilism instilled by all that final-year, second-term psychosis, but in truth it was merely another instance of late-night drinking spawning an idea so intoxicating that the next morning failed to sober them of it. ❋ Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- (2001)

(Manic-depressive psychosis is an older term for the same kind of disorders). ❋ Unknown (1998)

This, however, is at odds with recent research which concludes that in a susceptible minority, cannabis use can push the brain towards long-term psychosis requiring mental health treatment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cannabis has been shown through research to spur the brains of a susceptible minority toward long-term psychosis, particularly in young people who can significantly increase their risk of developing a disorder like schizophrenia. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the French themselves were seized by what government officials described as a public "psychosis" - a return of the fear instilled by past waves of terror in 1982 and 1986. ❋ Unknown (2008)

• Claimants suffering from ' psychosis' - a form of mental illness often caused by smoking cannabis - leapt from 63,000 to 148,000. ❋ FIDO The Dog (2008)

… that criminality, mendacity, and psychosis is hereditary … ❋ Unknown (2006)

That kind of psychosis is something I would expect from a Nazi like you – you’re truly a sad, sad creature! ❋ Unknown (2005)

2°—That the final rescourse in such cases are two men of Zürich—Dr. Jung and Dr. Blenler,80 the first dealing primarily with neurosis and the second with psychosis, which is to say, that one is a psychoanalist and the other a specialist in insanity, with no essential difference in their approach. ❋ F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1994)

Subsequently, Gigante would acknowledge what Teresa knew all along: his psychosis was a big act. ❋ John Partington (2010)

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