psychosis
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psychosis
A severe mental disorder in which those affected lose touch with reality. Symptoms can include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
Nach dem traumatischen Erlebnis entwickelte er eine akute Psychose und musste in einer Klinik behandelt werden.
After the traumatic experience, he developed an acute psychosis and had to be treated in a clinic.
The word ends in '-ose', a typical ending for names of diseases in medicine, as in 'Neurose' (neurosis) or 'Arthrose' (osteoarthritis). The word stem 'Psych-' comes from Greek and means 'soul' or 'mind'.
Die Diagnose lautete auf eine schwere Psychose.
The diagnosis was a severe psychosis.
'Psychose' (psychosis) is a technical term from psychiatry and psychology. It is rarely used in everyday conversation unless someone is talking about a specific medical diagnosis.
In der Vorlesung ging es um die Behandlung von Psychosen.
The lecture was about the treatment of psychoses.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Psychose' (psychosis) are 'eine Psychose entwickeln' (to develop a psychosis), 'an einer Psychose leiden' (to suffer from a psychosis), or 'eine Psychose behandeln' (to treat a psychosis). Adjectives are often 'akut' (acute) or 'chronisch' (chronic).
Er leidet seit mehreren Jahren an einer chronischen Psychose.
He has been suffering from a chronic psychosis for several years.
schizophrenia
Psychosis and schizophrenia can both involve a loss of contact with reality. Psychose refers to the mental disorder or state involving such symptoms, while Schizophrenie is a specific severe mental illness. Use Psychose for the general condition and Schizophrenie for this specific illness.
Während der Psychose verlor die Patientin den Bezug zur Realität und hörte Stimmen.
During the psychosis, the patient lost touch with reality and heard voices.
Bei ihm wurde Schizophrenie festgestellt, die sein Denken und seine Wahrnehmung stark beeinträchtigt.
He was diagnosed with schizophrenia, which severely affects his thinking and perception.
