Mental Health #4

__________ disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions.

• Hypnosis

• Psychotic

• Psychedelic

People with psychoses lose touch with reality.

• True

• False

What are the two main symptoms?

• Delusions and hallucinations.

• Forgetting things and feeling tired.

• OCD and Manic.

___________ are false beliefs, such as thinking that someone is plotting against you or that the TV is sending you secret messages.

• Illusions

• Illustrations

• Delusions

______________ are false perceptions, such as hearing, seeing, or feeling something that is not there.

• Hallucinations

• Arguing

• Day Dreaming

Psychosis is a symptom, not an illness, and it is more common than you may think.

• True

• False

______________ is a serious brain disorder. People who have it may hear voices that aren't there.

• Diabetes

• Schizophrenia

• PTSD

Which of the following are cognitive symptoms that affect the thought process?

• Having trouble using information

• Difficulty in making decisions

• Difficulty in paying attention

• All of the above

Medication: The main type of drug that doctors prescribe to treat psychotic disorders is _________________.

• diuretics

• amphetamines

• antipsychotics

__________ is a condition characterized by an inability to understand reality.

• Depression

• Psychosis

• Anxiety