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DELUSION REFERENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychoses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- delusion of reference
1, record 1, English, delusion%20of%20reference
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-referential delusion 2, record 1, English, self%2Dreferential%20delusion
correct
- reference delusion 3, record 1, English, reference%20delusion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A delusion in which a person has] the conviction that whatever happens in the world has an intended meaning for the subject. 2, record 1, English, - delusion%20of%20reference
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Patients may, for example, believe that certain news bulletins have a direct reference to them, that music played on the radio is played for them, or that car licence plates have a meaning relevant to them. Ideas of reference differ from delusions of reference in that insight is retained. 4, record 1, English, - delusion%20of%20reference
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The delusion of reference is typically a part of a paranoid persecutory system, and the patient misinterprets anything that happens in reality as a sign that his imagined persecutors are about to succeed in harming him. 2, record 1, English, - delusion%20of%20reference
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychoses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délire de référence
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lire%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délire de relation 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lire%20de%20relation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Délire dans lequel] l'individu croit à tort que tout ce qui l'entoure ou ce qui se passe possède une signification personnelle. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lire%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le délire de référence conduit, par exemple, le patient à croire avec une très forte conviction que les médias, les journaux, la télévision parlent de lui. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lire%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicosis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- delirio de referencia
1, record 1, Spanish, delirio%20de%20referencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Convicción de que los hechos, objetos o la gente del ambiente más próximo tienen un significado particular e inusual (normalmente negativo). 1, record 1, Spanish, - delirio%20de%20referencia
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