vSim (NURS 9222)

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders In-Class Questions 1. In your own words, what does it mean to have psychosis? A mental disorder in which a person’s thoughts are not normal and the person has lost touch with reality. 2. Does everyone who exhibits symptoms of psychosis have a psychotic disorder? Why/Why not? No not necessarily, a person with an infection such as a UTI can experience psychosis due to the infection and not actually have psychosis. 3. What is the difference betw...