1 By contrast, in the other "functional" psychoses (manic-depressive illness and pure paranoia), the prominent symptoms tend to involve beliefs or experiences that could occur in real life or that can at least be comprehended as exaggerations of normal fears and fantasies—as, for example, when patients have thoughts of being followed or poisoned or admired by multitudes (American Psychiatric Association 1987, p 202)." /> Schizophrenia, delusions, and Heidegger's "ontological difference" - Sass Louis | sdvig press