systematized delusion

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• delusion of reference — n IDEA OF REFERENCE * * * a delusional conviction that ordinary events, objects, or behaviors of others have an unusual or peculiar meaning specifically for oneself. When less frequent or intense, or if not organized or systematized, such beliefs …   Medical dictionary

• delusion — A false belief or wrong judgment held with conviction despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. [L. de ludo, pp. lusus, to play false, deceive, fr. ludo, to play] d. of control, d. of being controlled a d. in which one experiences one s… …   Medical dictionary

• paranoia — par a*noi a (p[a^]r [.a]*noi [.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. para noia.] 1. (Med.) A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gradual impairment of the intellect, systematized delusion, and usually by delusions of persecution or mandatory delusions …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …   Universalium

• Paranoia —    (See also Erotomania; Folie à Deux; French Chronic Delusional States; Psychosis: Emergence.)    Paranoia means a fixed false belief formed via logical reasoning (making it distinct from schizophrenia); aside from his delusional system, the… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• Delusional disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F22.0 ICD 9 297.1 …   Wikipedia

• paranoia — /par euh noy euh/, n. 1. Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of… …   Universalium

• Moral insanity —    (insanity without hallucinations or delusions). See Prichard, James Cowles (1835).    Distinction between momentary symptom picture and underlying disease process in psychiatry (1844). To some extent, physicians have always been aware that the …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity     Insanity …   Catholic encyclopedia

• paranoia — A severe but relatively rare mental disorder characterized by the presence of systematized delusions, often of a persecutory character involving being followed, poisoned, or harmed by other means, in an otherwise intact personality. SEE ALSO:… …   Medical dictionary

• idea of reference — n a delusion that the remarks one overhears and people one encounters seem to be concerned with and usu. hostile to oneself called also delusion of reference * * * referential idea the assumption by a patient that the words and actions of others… …   Medical dictionary