nonpsychotic
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6.3
Not showing severe mental symptoms like losing touch with reality
- adjective
- /nɒnˈsaɪkɒtɪk/
- Specialized
:
no psicótico
- Does it make sense, for example, to talk of the three (nonpsychotic) types of depression (major depression, dysthymic disorder, and adaptational problems with depressed mood)?
Examples
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In the study, participants suffering from nonpsychotic disorders showed significant improvement after therapy.
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Mental health professionals often encounter patients with nonpsychotic symptoms who need different treatment approaches.
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The therapist emphasized that nonpsychotic issues could often be resolved with counseling rather than medication.
Antonyms
psychotic
- Specialized
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8.4
Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there
Surface Forms
nonpsychotic positive
nonpsychotically positive
Morphology
Etymology
Nonpsychotic is made of non- meaning 'not' and psychotic, which comes from the Greek root psyche meaning 'mind' and is the same root as in psychology. So a nonpsychotic condition is 'not' related to psychosis and does not show symptoms like losing touch with reality.