psychosis
n. severe mental disorder including delusions and loss of contact with reality | ||||
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Psychosis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Psychosis
(n.)
Any vital action or activity.
(n.)
A disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes.
(n.)
Any vital action or activity.
(n.)
A disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes.
| WordNet 2.0 |
psychosis
Noun
1. any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
(hypernym) mental illness, mental disease, psychopathy
(hyponym) delirium tremens, DTs
Noun
1. any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
(hypernym) mental illness, mental disease, psychopathy
(hyponym) delirium tremens, DTs
| hEnglish - advanced version |
psychosis
psychosis
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psychosis
\psy*cho"sis\ (?), n. [nl. see psycho-.]
1. any vital action or activity. --mivart.
2. (med.) a disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes.
similar words(3)
polyneuritic psychosis
korsakoff`s psychosis
korsakov`s psychosis
psychosis
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psychosis
\psy*cho"sis\ (?), n. [nl. see psycho-.]
1. any vital action or activity. --mivart.
2. (med.) a disease of the mind; especially, a functional mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident organic changes.
similar words(3)
polyneuritic psychosis
korsakoff`s psychosis
korsakov`s psychosis
Psychosis Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
psychosis
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psychosis
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psychosis
Psychosis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Psychosis
In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in which reality testing is grossly impaired.
In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in which reality testing is grossly impaired.
| Aids Glossary |
psychosis
a major mental disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) that affects the ability to function normally on a daily basis.
a major mental disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) that affects the ability to function normally on a daily basis.
| Muscle Pain |
Psychosis
a mental disorder causing gross distortion or disorganization of a person´s mental capacity, emotional response, and capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others.
a mental disorder causing gross distortion or disorganization of a person´s mental capacity, emotional response, and capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others.
| Glossary of Sociology |
PSYCHOSIS
A serious mental disorder that involves a failure to distinguish between internal and external reality, the affected person cannot function effectively in social life.
A serious mental disorder that involves a failure to distinguish between internal and external reality, the affected person cannot function effectively in social life.
Psychosis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Psychosis
Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines psychosis as "a severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning."
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