psychotic disorders contain similar traits. they usually contain hallucinations and/or delusional beliefs. delusions are kind of like irrational thoughts such as "i'm being followed by the fbi. " they also contain disorganized thinking. people with psychotic disorders usually have trouble having conversations with people because they cannot stay on track and keep their thoughts organized. they usually go off on tangents or talk about their delusions. they may give unrelated answers to questions kind of like they didn't even hear what you asked. they also contain odd behaviors; behaviors that are out of the social norm. these can be any number of odd behaviors. psychotic disorders are extremely complicated and are often considered to be on a spectrum or a continuum. people fit along a line instead of a specific group.
how does one identify someone with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.