People who experience psychotic disorders lose
1. the will to continue.
2. contact with reality.
3. the ability to comply with treatment.
4. contact with intellectual functions.
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Definition of psychosis
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a. orientation. b. judgment. c. memory. d. insight. e. ability to follow directions.
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What will be an ideal response?
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