Difference Between Neurosis And Psychosis

Neurosis is a light mental disorder. It does not occur due to any organic diseases. The main reasons for neurosis are depression, stress, depression, or anxiety. Psychosis is a personality disorder that occurs due to mental and emotional disturbance. The cases of psychosis are more critical than neurosis.  Neurosis and Psychosis are different types of mental disorders, so let us know more key difference between Neurosis and Psychosis.

Difference Between Neurosis And Psychosis

Let us know the key differences between Neurosis and Psychosis

Character	Neurosis	Psychosis
Definition	A neurosis is a group of uncertain functional neuro-psychical disorders that exhibit themselves in specific clinical phenomena in the absence of psychical phenomena.	Psychosis is a critical mental illness, occurs due to loss of contact with the reality and a deep disturbance of the relationships with other people, causing social unacceptance.
Types	The types of neuroses are neurasthenia, fearful neurosis, hysteria, neuroses of compulsive conditions, etc.	The types of psychoses are schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder; delusions: paranoia, chronic hallucinatory psychosis, paraphrenia; epilepsy; senile or pre-senile dementia, etc.
Contact with Reality	In this the contact with reality is partial.	In this contact with reality is totally lost or changed.
Personality	The neuroses do not affect the personality.	The psychoses do change their personality.
Language and Communication	In this, there is no effect on language, communication, and thought processes.	In this, the thought and speech processes are disorganized and irrational.
Awareness	The person with neurosis is aware of personal problems and difficulties.	The person with psychosis does not realize the disorder.
Hallucination and Delusion	In general, no delusion and hallucination occur.	Hallucination and delusion are the main symptoms.
Organic Changes	It is a mental disorder without organic reason.	It changes the anatomical structure and functionalities of the neuro-cerebral substance.
Behavior	In this, the affected individual can handle themselves and are rarely suicidal. Hospitalization is not necessary.	In this, the affected individual cannot manage themselves. They often practice to suicide and need hospitalization or care at home.
Treatment	The treatment consists of moral and social support, medicines can also be prescribed.	The treatment consists of antipsychotic medicines, psychological therapy, social support.

Neurosis

The neurosis is a functional mental disorder without any natural reason. It can be described as a group of uncertain functional neuro-psychical disorders that exhibit themselves in specific clinical circumstances in the absence of psychical circumstances.

The neuroses occur due to some important features like the mental and physical disorganization, deficient response and incapacity to properly react to different situations, feeling of scarcity, aggression, sleep disorders, emotional liability, constant internal tension and anxiety, agitation, discomfort, sexual disorders.

The neurosis also occurs due to an internal conflict caused by an insoluble clash in the attitude of a person to reality. Such contradictions are found in the wrong upbringing, social space, and sphere of human relationships and conflicts.

The neurotics are specified by emotional imperfection or lack of maturity, reacting carelessly in specific situations. It can be managed and are rarely suicidal. Hospitalization is not required.

Factors

The neurosis consists of different factors like biological, psychological, socio-economic, pedagogical. The biological factors consist of hereditary burden, prolonged somatic diseases. The psychological factors include psychological traumas, personality traits, emotional shock. The socio-economic means social pressure, socio-economic difficulties, material disadvantages, etc. The pedagogical is due to improper pedagogical leadership, conflicts between teachers and students, information overload, and overworking of students.

Neuroses include neuroses of phobic disorders, neurasthenia, fearful neurosis, hysteria. It is difficult to differentiate in the conditions because the pure form of neurosis rarely occurs. The treatment mainly includes psychological therapy like moral and general social support, general reinforcing procedures, psychotherapy, and medicines.

Psychosis

Psychosis is a critical mental illness, due to loss of contact with reality and a deep disturbance of the relationships with other people, which results in social unacceptance and degradation in personality. The relationship changes between patient and surroundings due to the disease process.

Factors

The psychosis is a brain issue. It is caused by genetic, biochemical, and environmental factors like physical trauma to the brain, intoxications, psychotrauma. Psychosis is related to certain pathomorphological changes in the body. This brings a major difference in the anatomical structure and functionalities of the neuro-cerebral substance.

Psychosis affects memory and imagination, feelings, perception and thinking, affections and relationships, consciousness, and personality. The person with psychosis is unaware of the disorder and is isolated from the outside world.

The different types of psychoses are bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, delusions (paranoia, chronic hallucinatory psychosis, paraphrenia), senile or pre-senile dementia, epilepsy.

The psycho patient cannot manage themselves. They often practice to commit suicide and most of the time it requires hospitalization or care at home.