Lesson 4: Psychosis

Introduction

This lesson was created using some material from General Psychology 20, Alberta Distance Learning Centre.

Overview

In Lesson 3 you examined some of the less severe social and personality disturbances known as neurosis. Psychosis is even more challenging to treat, and if possible, to control.

What is psychosis? How does it compare with neurosis? How does a person become psychotic? Psychosis sounds very dangerous and threatening. Are there any dangers involved with these illnesses? The topic of psychosis raises a number of concerns examined in this lesson.