Question

A type of mental illness in which patients lose touch with reality is
A. Neurosis
B. Epilepsy
C. Psychosis
D. Sedative

Answer 1

Hint: Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions that affect the mood, thinking and behaviour of a person. Mental illness should be treated immediately when signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect one’s ability to function. Mental illness is caused by trauma, mental and physical abuse and other psychiatric disorders.

Complete answer:
Option A Neurosis: Neurosis is a mental disorder that involves chronic distress. It is a condition where negative and obsessive thoughts tend to dominate the mind, making the behaviour of the person drastic and irrational, and causing them to struggle with everyday situations. Here the patient doesn’t lose touch with reality.
Option A is incorrect.
Option B Epilepsy: Epilepsy is a disorder in the central nervous system. It causes abnormal brain activity that leads to the patient having frequent seizures, periods of unusual behaviour, sensations and sometimes loss of awareness. It is a neurological disorder rather than a mental disorder.
Option B is incorrect
Option C Psychosis: Psychosis is a mental illness where the patient faces difficulties in determining what is real and what is not. The patient may completely lose touch with reality. Symptoms of psychosis include delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech and inappropriate behaviour. This option is correct.
Option C is correct.
Option D Sedative: Sedatives are central nervous system depressants that interact with brain activity causing its deceleration. It induces sedation (calming of the brain) by reducing irritability and excitement. Most sedatives produce relaxing effects by increasing GABA activity in the brain. It is often administered by doctors to patients having anxiety disorders.
Option D is incorrect.

Hence, option C. Psychosis is the correct answer

Note:
The symptoms of psychosis are induced by serious psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and trauma. Psychosis can be temporary or transient. The first line treatment for psychosis is antipsychotic medication, which can reduce the symptoms of psychosis in about seven to fourteen days. The antipsychotic drugs are amisulpride, olanzapine, risperidone and clozapine. For youth or adolescents, treatment options other than antipsychotic medication are recommended