2007-09-07 10:53:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
being paranoid, you fear everyone, and everything..and fear the unknown, and think people are out to get you...or plotting against you...now a person with a phsycotic mind, is a bit more dangerous, to others...as they can actually hallucinate, to the point where they will actually act on things...where a person who is just paranoid, can control themselves better
2007-09-07 14:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There can be an overlap. Psychosis involves a loss of contact with reality. Paranoia (suspicions not based in fact) is irrational--but tends to less intense. It can ramp up to psychotic levels.
2007-09-07 17:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by noxcuses4me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
psychotic is a more generalized description of a mental illness- paranoia IS a psychosis, but so is schitzophrenia, ocd, etc. we tend to think that psychotic is a word to describe killers and rapists and such but there are a lot of less disturbing but equally troublesome mental issues in this category
i always thought psychotics had a lot of fun when i was younger- but then i dated one and no it was not fun, hun!!!
2007-09-07 23:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychotic is living outside of reality. Paranoid is fear and lack of trust.
2007-09-07 19:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by MissKathleen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letters used, the sounds made when spoken, and the meanings are, in most cases, very different. Dictionary.com
2007-09-07 17:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by Pyro_Orip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought of trying to answer in my own words, but my posts always seem so long. Therefore, I refer you to this reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia
2007-09-07 19:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by Azure Ciel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋