Asked by Trina Belmares on Jul 04, 2024
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Psychotic disorders are most likely to be characterized by
A) two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
B) a lack of conscience for wrongdoing.
C) a loss of contact with reality.
D) free-floating anxiety.
Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders are mental health conditions characterized by an altered sense of reality, often including hallucinations and delusions.
Alternating Personalities
Refers to a psychological condition, often associated with dissociative identity disorder (DID), where an individual exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities or identities.
Reality
The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
- Clarify the fundamentals of psychotic disorders and outline the manifestations commonly seen in schizophrenia.
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Learning Objectives
- Clarify the fundamentals of psychotic disorders and outline the manifestations commonly seen in schizophrenia.
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