Nursing Care for Adult Mental Health

Neurotic disorders are personality disturbances that manifest through various psychological and physical symptoms, including anxiety, obsessions, intrusive thoughts, irrational fears (phobias), excessive indecisiveness, unfounded doubts, and compulsive behaviors that the patient feels driven to perform against their will.

These disorders may also present with functional loss of one of the senses, such as hearing or vision, or paralysis of a limb, such as an arm or leg, without any identifiable physical or neurological cause.

The most common neurotic disorders include:

• Anxiety disorders
• Hysteria (Conversion Disorder)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

2. Psychotic Disorders (Psychosis)

Psychotic disorders are severe disturbances affecting the entire personality. They are characterized by profound impairment in thinking and overall cognitive functioning, particularly the ability to perceive reality accurately. They are also associated with marked disturbances in emotional functioning, significant impairment in self-control, hallucinations, delusions, and false beliefs.