Most dystopian works present a world in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through one or more of the following types of controls: Corporate control: One or more large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media.ere is more information on the characteristics of dystopian society in literature from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE): Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions.
Updated March 15, 2017. Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality, typically including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who you are) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there). About 3 in every 100 people experience psychosis at some time in their lives.
Psychosis occurs in a number of serious mental illnesses and not just schizophrenia, eg depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), puerperal psychosis and sometimes with drug and alcohol abuse. It can also occur in a number of neurological conditions and with drugs not associated with abuse.Psychosis interferes with the ability to function and can be very debilitating. Disabling symptoms include delusions and hallucinations 1  : A delusion is a false, fixed, strange, or irrational belief that is firmly held. Depression can cause psychosis and all forms of mental illness have a risk of suicide, not just depression. 2  There are a number of forms of self-harm assessment.