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Psychosis
1) Severest class of psychological disorders, characterised by one or more of severe affective disturbances, profound introspection, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, or regression.
2) A serious mental disorder (as schizophrenia) characterised by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions.
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