Neurotic & Psychotic?? Question
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Neurotic & Psychotic?? Question
| Wed, 12-21-2005 - 1:39pm |
What is the difference between the two. I am having a hard time finding a clear cut definition for the two.
I love when they say neurotic is one suffering from neurosis, duh!
TIA

Neurotic - 1. of or pertaining to neurosis or to a neurotic disorder, 2. pertaining to the nerves, 3. one who is afflicted with a neurosis, 4. an emotionally unstable person
psychotic - of or pertaining to psychosis, a person exhibiting the characteristcs of a psychosis.
psychosis - any major mental disorder of organic or emotional origin characterized by a gross impairmen in reality testing, whereby the individual incorrectly evaluates the accuracy of his or her perceptions and thoughts and makes incorrect references about external reality, even in the face of contrary evident.
Danielle, I took these definitions from the MOsby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary 4th edition.
Sheri Ann
Thanks Sheri Ann.
I'm asking because I just finished my "I hate you, don't leave me" book on BPD. In the last chapter it mentions that BPD's balance between neurotic & psychotic. It says that They are always more extreme than neurotic but can sometimes reach phychosis especially during an anger episode or when doing those ink blot things so I wanted to know exactly what that meant. This was a great book. I just put it on dh's desk for his reading pleasure, lol. I need and want for him to understand this plus there are tips in there for him to get out of those catch 22 situations I put him in.
Hugs & Positive Thoughts Always,
Thanks Jan. Acutally I do have hallucinations and delusions but the delusions are much less frequent than the hallucinations. I think from time to time I cross into the psychotic area but it's not a constant thing for me.
The book is "I hate you - don't leave me" by Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D, & Hal Straus.
Happy Holidays
~Danielle
Hugs & Positive Thoughts Always,