Self Check: Mental Disorders

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A psychosis is a loss of contact with reality. The person is not able to clearly understand what is going on around them and may believe that they see or hear things which are not real..

Delusions are abnormal thoughts, which are not based in reality. The person may think that someone is going to harm them.

Compulsions are repetitive behaviors, such as repeatedly washing one’s hands or wiping a surface.

Hallucinations are seeing things that are not real. The person may believe that they see a person, bugs, or other objects that are not really there.

A phobia is an irrational fear about something in particular. The person believes they will be harmed by the object and avoids it at all costs. It interferes with their ability to function. For example, having a phobia of crowds can leave a person to never leave their house.

Obsessions are repetitive thoughts which interfere with everyday functioning. Thinking about germs obsessively can interfere with one’s life.