
Hallucinations may cause a person to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell something that is not there. Negative symptoms: A decline in emotions, words, movements, or motivation (anhedonia).Disorganized behavior: Unpredictable or inappropriate emotional responses that are not in line with the situation.Catatonia: The person may become unresponsive or oppose stimuli (negativism) or present with unintentional movements or activities that lack purpose (catatonic excitement).Their speech may make no sense to others. A person’s thought process may drift away from the topic.

Disorganized thought: Having thoughts that are not logical, unrelated, or loosely connected.Delusions: False beliefs that a person holds despite a lack of evidence or proof.Hallucinations: Experiences a person perceives to be real despite the lack of stimulus to cause them.The DSM-5 states that psychosis involves abnormalities in one of the following categories or domains: sudden decline in self-care or personal hygiene.lacking emotions or having strong, inappropriate ones.uneasiness or suspiciousness around others.difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly.


In some cases, it may be mild when it first appears but become more intense over time. Depending on the cause, psychosis can appear quickly or cause slow, gradual changes in a person’s thoughts and perceptions.
