delusion /de·lu·sion/ (dĕ-loo´zhun) an idiosyncratic false belief that is firmly maintained in spite of incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.delu´sional
delusion of grandeur
delusion of grandeur
bizarre delusion one that is patently absurd, with no possible basis in fact.
delusion of control the delusion that one's thoughts, feelings, and actions are not one's own but are being imposed by someone else or other external force.
depressive delusion one that is congruent with a predominant depressed mood.
erotomanic delusion one associated with erotomania.
delusion of grandeur , grandiose delusion delusional conviction of one's own importance, power, or knowledge or that one is, or has a special relationship with, a deity or a famous person.
delusion of jealousy a delusional belief that one's spouse or lover is unfaithful, based on erroneous inferences drawn from innocent events imagined to be evidence.
mixed delusion one in which no central theme predominates.
delusion of negation , nihilistic delusion a depressive delusion that the self or part of the self, part of the body, other persons, or the whole world has ceased to exist.
delusion of persecution a delusion that one is being attacked, harassed, persecuted, cheated, or conspired against.
delusion of reference a delusional conviction that ordinary events, objects, or behaviors of others have particular and unusual meanings specifically for oneself.
systematized delusions a group of delusions organized around a common theme.
delusion of gran·deur (gr n j r, -j r )n. A delusion in which one believes oneself possessed of great importance, power, wealth, intellect, or ability. |
delusion of grandeur
[grän′dyoo͡r]
the gross exaggeration of one's importance, wealth, power, or talents, as manifested in such disorders as megalomania, general paresis, and paranoid schizophrenia. It may have a somatic or religious theme. See also delusion.
delusion of grandeur
Psychiatry A popular term for what the Am Psychiatric Assn terms 'delusional disorder, grandiose subtype'; DOGs are characterized as 'delusions of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity, or
special relationship to a diety or famous person'. See Delusional disorder.
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