Glossary D
Glossary D
Delusion refers to the incorrect belief which is out of keeping with the person's cultural context, intelligence and social background and which is held with unshakeable conviction.
Delusional disorder refers to a psychotic disorder marked by severe delusions of grandeur, jealousy, persecution, or similar preoccupations; a psychotic disorder marked by a single striking psychotic symptom, an oraganized system of fixed, bizarre false belief, and persistent belief contrary to reality (delusion) but no other symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations, affective flattening, and additional symptoms of a thought disorder.
delusions refer to disturbances in thinking involving disordered thought content and strong beliefs that are misrepresentations of reality.
Delusions of reference is when affected individuals have an irrational belief that they are the object of discussion among others or that messages broadcast through the media are intended for them.