Psychosis is a mental disorder that manifests itself in inappropriate behavior, since a psychosis patient perceives reality in a distorted manner. The consequences can be thought disorder, memory loss and hallucinations.
Psychosis is one of the most severe mental problems. There are several types of psychosis.
Endogenous psychosis: most often it is schizophrenia with hereditary roots. Endogenous psychosis is treated in a psychiatric hospital.
Psychogenic psychosis develops in the context of stress, such as natural disaster, violence, or the loss of a loved one.
Organic psychosis develops in alcoholics, drug addicts and substance abusers due to constant exposure to toxic substances. It can also occur against the background of an infection (encephalitis, meningitis) or as a result of traumatic brain injury.
Withdrawal psychosis, aka delirium tremens and alcoholic delirium.
The manifestations of psychosis are varied, but still, several common features can be distinguished.
Hallucinations are simple and complex. Simple ones are extraneous noise or hail. Difficult ones are voices or seeing pictures, some scenes that are not in reality.
The most dangerous hallucinations are when voices appear in the head. Most often, these voices threaten, accuse and order. Under the influence of voices, the patient can harm himself and those around him.
With psychosis, two variants of mood disorders are possible: a decrease in sexual activity and mood, inhibition of movements, or, conversely, a person is active, talkative, may not sleep for days, makes fantastic plans, leads a wild life, drinks and takes drugs.
The most serious consequence of psychosis is a change in character: habits, behavior, personal characteristics change. From a sweet and kind person, he turns into a quarrelsome, aggressive, conflictual. In difficult cases, the patient becomes apathetic, desires and aspirations disappear. A state of emotional emptiness appears.
Delusional obsessive thoughts are frequent. If a patient has a delusional, obsessive state, it is impossible to convince him or it is logical to explain that everything is completely different, normal, critical thinking simply turns off. The delirium itself can be different - it is mania of persecution, jealousy; the patient may think that they want to kill him, that he has an incurable disease, or even that aliens influence his brain.
There are also movement disorders. This is either constant active movement, grimaces, imitation, talkativeness, or lethargy, up to stupor. A patient in a state of stupor sits in one position, refuses to eat and talk.
