Forms of Delusion

Delusion of grandeur/grandiosity

false or unusual belief about one's greatness.

Delusion of persecution

set of delusional conditions in which the affected persons believe they are being persecuted, despite a lack of evidence.

Delusion of idea of reference

A delusion of reference is the belief that unrelated occurrences in the external world have a special significance for the person who is being diagnosed.

Delusion of influence

false supposition that other people or external agents are covertly exerting powers over oneself.

Alien or Cosmic Control

passivity experiences, are symptoms associated with schizophrenia in which patients misattribute self-generated actions to an external source

Somatic Delusion

false belief that a person's internal or external bodily functions are abnormal. *Believe that part/s of the body is ABNORMAL OR SICK.

Nihilistic Delusion

also known as délires de négation, are specific psychopathological entities characterized by the delusional belief of being dead, decomposed or annihilated, having lost one's own internal organs or even not existing entirely as a human being.

Thought Broadcasting

condition that causes a person to believe that their thoughts can be heard or known by people around them.

Erotomania

also known as “de Clérambault's Syndrome”, is a psychiatric syndrome characterized by the delusional belief that one is loved by another person of, generally of a higher social status.