Psychotic
adjective
Related to a severe mental disorder where a person cannot think or understand things in a normal way.
The patient was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
Often appears as...
- psychotic behavior
- psychotic symptoms
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Describes a situation or behavior that is very extreme and not normal.
Her dedication to work was so intense, it was almost psychotic.
Often appears as...
- psychotic episode
- psychotic tendency
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Disapproving
adjective
Related to a severe mental disorder where a person cannot think or understand things in a normal way.
The patient was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
Often appears as...
- psychotic behavior
- psychotic symptoms
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Describes a situation or behavior that is very extreme and not normal.
Her dedication to work was so intense, it was almost psychotic.
Often appears as...
- psychotic episode
- psychotic tendency
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Reserved for severe mental health conditions. Not for everyday problems or mood swings.
He was suffering from a psychotic break, losing touch with reality.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Implications
Indicates a person experiencing hallucinations or delusions.
During her psychotic state, she heard voices that weren't there.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Diagnosis
Only a doctor or psychiatrist can properly diagnose someone as psychotic.
After the evaluation, the psychiatrist explained he was experiencing a psychotic disorder.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Reserved for severe mental health conditions. Not for everyday problems or mood swings.
He was suffering from a psychotic break, losing touch with reality.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Implications
Indicates a person experiencing hallucinations or delusions.
During her psychotic state, she heard voices that weren't there.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Diagnosis
Only a doctor or psychiatrist can properly diagnose someone as psychotic.
After the evaluation, the psychiatrist explained he was experiencing a psychotic disorder.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Reserved for severe mental health conditions. Not for everyday problems or mood swings.
He was suffering from a psychotic break, losing touch with reality.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Implications
Indicates a person experiencing hallucinations or delusions.
During her psychotic state, she heard voices that weren't there.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Diagnosis
Only a doctor or psychiatrist can properly diagnose someone as psychotic.
After the evaluation, the psychiatrist explained he was experiencing a psychotic disorder.
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A tale of mental illness...
experiences for example when I'm the psychotic I often have the delusion that I've killed hundreds of thousands of people with my thoughts I sometimes have the idea that nuclear explosions are about to be set off in my brain occasionally I have hallucinations like one time I turned around and saw a man with a raised knife imagine having a
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A tale of mental illness...
For example, when I'm psychotic I often have the delusion that I've killed hundreds of thousands of people with my thoughts. I sometimes have the idea that nuclear explosions are about to be set off in my brain. Occasionally, I have hallucinations, like one time I turned around and saw a man with a raised knife.
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The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
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What hallucination...
because they are afraid they will be seen as insane or something. And if they do mention them to their own doctors, they may be misdiagnosed. In particular, the notion is that if you see things or hear things, you're going mad. But the psychotic hallucinations are quite different.
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Can This Guy Zap Away...
mostly want to get rid of sad moments in their life and people were happy ghosts how would you know what a happy moment is if you've lost all your sample again that's the philosophic recharge especially so we're like a neuron be like a psychotic sad satine like an
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Depression, the secret...
It's the leading disability worldwide, and people die of it every day. One of the people I talked to when I was trying to understand this was a beloved friend who I had known for many years, and who had had a psychotic episode in her freshman year of college,
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What It's Like to Make a...
I suppose our objective here in trying to examine this this event which needs to be happening in in our world at the moment is to try to Take a more Nuanced view of it to get a little bit beyond the depiction of these people as insane or pSychotic
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Is marijuana bad for...
Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually subside when a person stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside, instead unmasking a persistent psychotic disorder.
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Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
look one of the problems of rhino stalking like this is that the fairly chilled white rhino and the sometimes psychotic black rhino are pretty much the same
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Singing from the...
one psychotic sake Sekai one
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A tale of mental illness...
experiences for example when I'm the psychotic I often have the delusion that I've killed hundreds of thousands of people with my thoughts I sometimes have the idea that nuclear explosions are about to be set off in my brain occasionally I have hallucinations like one time I turned around and saw a man with a raised knife imagine having a
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
For example, when I'm psychotic I often have the delusion that I've killed hundreds of thousands of people with my thoughts. I sometimes have the idea that nuclear explosions are about to be set off in my brain. Occasionally, I have hallucinations, like one time I turned around and saw a man with a raised knife.
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The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
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What hallucination...
because they are afraid they will be seen as insane or something. And if they do mention them to their own doctors, they may be misdiagnosed. In particular, the notion is that if you see things or hear things, you're going mad. But the psychotic hallucinations are quite different.
Video examples
Can This Guy Zap Away...
mostly want to get rid of sad moments in their life and people were happy ghosts how would you know what a happy moment is if you've lost all your sample again that's the philosophic recharge especially so we're like a neuron be like a psychotic sad satine like an
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
It's the leading disability worldwide, and people die of it every day. One of the people I talked to when I was trying to understand this was a beloved friend who I had known for many years, and who had had a psychotic episode in her freshman year of college,
Video examples
What It's Like to Make a...
I suppose our objective here in trying to examine this this event which needs to be happening in in our world at the moment is to try to Take a more Nuanced view of it to get a little bit beyond the depiction of these people as insane or pSychotic
Video examples
Is marijuana bad for...
Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually subside when a person stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside, instead unmasking a persistent psychotic disorder.
Video examples
Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
look one of the problems of rhino stalking like this is that the fairly chilled white rhino and the sometimes psychotic black rhino are pretty much the same
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Singing from the...
one psychotic sake Sekai one
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Quote examples
Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
It might seem a psychotic, insane thing, quitting a job after I'd built a great career over eight years, but it was a wake-up call. All too often we ignore those, forget that we don't know how long we're here for and that we need to make the most of every moment.
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Judd Nelson
American Actor
I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.
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Kim Shattuck
American Musician
When people hear sing-songy melodies, they think the lyrics will be nice, too. I guess there's a depressing or psychotic side to my personality that pops out in the lyrics.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.
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Julian Barratt
English Comedian
Writing can make you feel a bit psychotic. You create a world, and you're sitting inside it all day long, talking to people who are not really there.
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Michael Giacchino
American Composer
I always thought of 'Lost' as a psychotic opera. Because there were so many characters, it was important for me to track them with themes.
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Philip K. Dick
American Writer
When I believe, I am crazy. When I don't believe, I suffer psychotic depression.
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Rupert Everett
English Actor
It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.
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Gerard Way
American Musician
I'm not psycho... I just like psychotic things.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
Sheep are just psychotic.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
It might seem a psychotic, insane thing, quitting a job after I'd built a great career over eight years, but it was a wake-up call. All too often we ignore those, forget that we don't know how long we're here for and that we need to make the most of every moment.
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Judd Nelson
American Actor
I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.
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Kim Shattuck
American Musician
When people hear sing-songy melodies, they think the lyrics will be nice, too. I guess there's a depressing or psychotic side to my personality that pops out in the lyrics.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.
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Julian Barratt
English Comedian
Writing can make you feel a bit psychotic. You create a world, and you're sitting inside it all day long, talking to people who are not really there.
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Michael Giacchino
American Composer
I always thought of 'Lost' as a psychotic opera. Because there were so many characters, it was important for me to track them with themes.
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Philip K. Dick
American Writer
When I believe, I am crazy. When I don't believe, I suffer psychotic depression.
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Rupert Everett
English Actor
It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.
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Gerard Way
American Musician
I'm not psycho... I just like psychotic things.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
Sheep are just psychotic.
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