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DELUSIONAL IDEA [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Psychoses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

A false belief that is firmly maintained in spite of incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary and in spite of the fact that other members of the culture do not share the belief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Psychoses
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Croyance erronée fondée sur une déduction incorrecte concernant la réalité extérieure, fermement soutenue en dépit de l'opinion très généralement partagée et de tout ce qui constitue une preuve incontestable et évidente du contraire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Psicosis
  • Psicología clínica
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