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BIZARRE DELUSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
DEF

A false belief that involves a phenomenon that the person's culture would regard as totally implausible.

OBS

Example: A man believed that when his adenoids had been removed in childhood, a box had been inserted into his head, and that wires had been placed in his head so that the voice he heard was that of the governor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

Croyance fausse concernant un phénomène que la propre culture du sujet considérerait comme tout à fait invraisemblable.

OBS

Exemple : un homme croit, que lorsqu'on lui a enlevé les végétations [adénoïdes] dans son enfance, on a placé une boîte et des fils dans sa tête si bien que la voix qu'il entend est celle du gouverneur.

Spanish

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