key term - Psychosis

Definition

Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions lose contact with external reality. It's characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.

Related terms

Psychotic Break:

This is an episode where an individual suffers from sudden onset of psychotic symptoms like delusions or hallucinations.

Schizoaffective Disorder: A mental health disorder marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania.

Bipolar Disorder:

A mental health condition causing extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression). Psychosis can occur during severe episodes.