Earlier today I used the word psychotic without first double-checking the precise definition. (Shame on me. Should have checked it first.) Hoping I’d been correct, I asked Google AI for the definition and this is what it said:
Psychotic is an adjective that describes a mental state or condition where a person loses touch with reality, meaning they cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is not. [1, 2]
Key Signs and Symptoms
A person experiencing a psychotic state or episode typically shows specific symptoms: [1, 2]
- Hallucinations: Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that do not exist outside the mind (such as hearing voices).
- Delusions: Strong, fixed false beliefs that are not based on reality or evidence (such as believing others are plotting against them).
- Disorganized speech: Speaking in a confused, jumbled, or nonsensical way that is hard for others to follow.
- Disorganized behavior: Acting in ways that are unpredictable, inappropriate, or bizarre for the situation. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Yep, nailed it. And a search for an illustration of psychotic found this:
Who can it be now?
It is actually the whole coterie, Colorado – but primarily its leader, of course. And he, Hegseth and Patel are the trio who all see things, I believe …
I haven’t paid that much attention to Patel. Kennedy completes my top three, but that may just be because he’s such a colossal insult to all my medical associations and completely unqualified for his position.
So many I can think of, who follow their dear leader
Well, they have their own problems. Ignorance, greed, self-importance, etc. I don’t know enough about most of them to assign psychological, mental terms.
Also, one might add, arrogant, capricious, narcissistic, corrupt, mendacious, vulgar, MAGA (Moscow’s Asset Governing America), demented, homophobic, humorless.
Heh, that’s a definition of MAGA I hadn’t heard. I agree with all of these adjectives (and probably there are many more), but at the time was seeking the precise medical term for what I’d observed, and I found it. The citations from authoritative sources were interesting reading and convinced me that I’d used the right term — psychotic. (As an aside, I was impressed that AI cited its sources, something I’ve long thought it should always do.)
Me too. I’ve recently used AI on medical issues and noted the sources, including prestigious ones like the Cleveland Clinic, and Mayo.
I use Gemini for Home a lot, where I get verbal answers and scrolling text on a Google Nest Hub Max. No sources cited, but that’s expected in speech. If it’s any type of medical question, it always ends with the disclaimer that it’s not a doctor, and professional advice should be sought. If I’m online, AI may gather answers for me but yes, I always look for the sources — Johns Hopkins, Mayo, etc. At this level I’ve found AI to be a huge convenience.