What Is Psychosis And Its Nature
When all of a person’s mental defenses break down, when he can no longer face the stress and strain of daily life, he has one way out. He can escape from reality and retreat to a private world of his own. He may come back from this make believe world now and then and return to our world but usually reality is too unpleasant. This loss of touch with reality identifies this class of mental illness as psychoses – the most severe of the forms.
The psychosis present a totally different problem from the neuroses. Usually the patient does not know he is ill. Because the person has lost touch with reality, it may be difficult to reach him. He cannot make his own adjustments, even with family help. For this reason, medical help is urgent.
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