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What are the protective factors?

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  • Conditions/ attributes that can help people deal with stressors
  • Examples: families, communities, events
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What is psychosis?

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  • Severe mental disorder (eg. schizophrenia)
  • Disconnection from reality
  • Individuals usually unaware of their behaviour
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What are the symptoms of psychosis?

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  • Hallucinations

- Delusions

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What are hallucinations?

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  • Perception in the absence of external stimuli that appears real
  • Example: Hearing faint noises/ voices
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What are illusions?

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  • Perception occurs when a sensory stimulus is present but incorrectly perceived.
  • Example: Hearing wind as people crying
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What are delusions?

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-An individual unable to distinguish what is real from what is imaginary

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