situational psychosis


sit·u·a·tion·al psy·cho·sis

a transitory but severe emotional disorder caused in a predisposed person by a seemingly unbearable situation.

sit·u·a·tion·al psy·cho·sis

(sich'ū-ā'shŭn-ăl sī-kō'sis) A transitory but severe emotional disorder caused in a predisposed person by a seemingly unbearable situation.

situational psychosis

Psychosis due to excessive stress in an unbearable environmental situation.See also: psychosis