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The term [[psychosis ]] is used in many ways, but in general refers to people suffering from so-called [[schizophrenia]], with hallucinations [[hallucination]]s and delusions[[delusion]]s; manic depression; various [[paranoia|paranoid states]]; and severe hypochondrial, [[obsessionalneurosis|obsessional]], or [[narcissism|narcissistic states]]. The term "[[psychosis]]" is used in [[psychoanalysis]] to describe a ''severe mental disorder'', more serious than [[neurosis]], characterized by disorganized thought processes, disorientation in [[time]] and [[space]], [[hallucination]]s, and [[delusion]]s. Types of [[psychosis]] include [[paranoia]], [[manic depression]], [[megalomania]], and [[schizophrenia]]. [[Psychosis]] has many different forms: [[paranoia]], [[schizophrenia]], and [[manic-depression]]. Common features are difficult to define exactly, but psychoanalytically speaking one can see three broad features in psychotic patients:
# A particular relation to reality
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