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Psychosis

/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

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

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

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Word	Definition
psychoticnoun	A person affected by psychosis.
psychiatrynoun	(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
psychonoun	(chiefly derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
hysterianoun	Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
wrathnoun	(uncountable, formal) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.
envynoun	Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
jealousynoun	(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
lunacynoun	(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
derangementnoun	The property of being deranged.
deliriumnoun	(medicine) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
dementianoun	(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
insanitynoun	The state of being insane; madness.
madnessnoun	The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
delusionnoun	A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
psychopathynoun	A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.
crazinessnoun	(uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
manianoun	Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
schizophrenianoun	(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
paranoianoun	Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
catatonianoun	A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.