Neurosis and psychosis are two distinct types of mental disorders. Neurosis is a minor disorder that is characterized by physical and mental disturbances.DifferenceBetweenNeurosisandPsychosisBiologyDifferenceBetweenNeurosisandPsychosisTopRelatedQuestionsDownloadPDF×Sorry!,Thispageisnotavailablefornowtobookmark.Bookmarkaddedtoyournotes.ViewNotes×VIEWMORENeurosisandpsychosisaretwodistincttypesofmentaldisorders.Neurosisisaminordisorderthatischaracterizedbyphysicalandmentaldisturbances.Psychosisisamajordisorderrelatedtopersonalitycharacterizedbyemotionalandpsychologicaldisruptions. NeurosisNeurosisisasetofmentaldisordersthatinvolvechronicdistress,buttheydonotincludedelusionsandhallucinations.Neurosisisalsoknownasneuroticdisorderorpsychoneurosisandisofdifferenttypes:Hysteria.Impulsecontroldisorder.Obsessive-compulsivedisorder.Anxiety.Obsessive-compulsivepersonalitydisorder.Neurosisinvolvessadness,depression,irritability,anxiety,anger,confusion,andsoon.Wecansaythatneurosisistheinabilityofapersontochangetheirlifepatternandunabletodevelopamorecomplex,satisfyingpersonality.Neurosesaregenerallyrootedinegodefensestrategies,butbotharenotthesame.Defensestrategiesareacommonwayofmaintainingasenseofself.Thethoughtsthatgiverisetostruggleordifficultiescanbecalledasneurosis.Apersonsufferingfromneurosisfacesanunconsciousconflictandemotionaldistress,whichleadstodifferentmentalproblems.Thepersonmightalsobeneuroticduetosomenaturaldisasterthathewitnessedandcannotovercomethethoughtsleadingtoemotionalinstability.Neurosiscanhappentoapersonwhohasbeenthroughatraumaticevent,andthethoughtsoftheeventsmakeitdifficultforhimtoforgettheincidentandcauseanxiety,whichisaprimarysymptomofneurosis.Everypersonconstructshisidealimagebytheexperienceshehasgonethrough,hisneeds,fantasies,andthefacilitiesgiventohim.Apersontendstogetintoegodefensemechanismsattimesandwhenthesemechanismsleadtoemotionaldistress,wecallitneurosis.Psychologistsandpsychiatristsconductthetreatmentofneurosisinvariousways.Helpingtheillperson