Ask Mark 6.4 - Psychosis and the mind
Channel: UCT CILT
Date: 28/10/2016

Professor Mark Solms from the University of Cape Town (UCT) a question (see below) posed to him on UCT's free online course, "What is a Mind?", hosted by FutureLearn. For more information on visit http://bit.ly/1JB2Dxf .

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Question: What about psychosis? It seems that all four properties of the mind are affected in psychosis. Is the mind damaged, malfunctioning, or is it temporarily or permanently lost? Is it possible, not only metaphorically, to lose one’s mind? If so, can it be recovered?