AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychosis is characterised by some sense of distorted reality. A psychotic episode may include many so-called ‘positive symptoms; which include: Hallucinations: seeing, hearing, feeling sensations that are not actually occurring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delusional disorder is a type of mental health condition in which a person can’t tell what’s real from what’s imagined. There are many types, including persecutory, jealous and grandiose types. It’s treatable with psychotherapy and medication.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bipolar disorder. Some people with severe bipolar disorder have delusions or hallucinations. That’s why they may be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.

Detailed explanation-5: -Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations.