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DELUSION REFERENCE [3 records]
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- idea of reference
1, record 2, English, idea%20of%20reference
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An idea, held less firmly than a delusion, that events, objects, or other people in the person’s immediate environment have a particular and unusual meaning specifically for him or her. 2, record 2, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When people have ideas of reference, they believe that events in the environment pertain to them, although there is actually no connection. 3, record 2, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An idea of reference is to be distinguished from a delusion of reference, in which there is a belief that is held with delusional conviction. 2, record 2, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
idea of reference: term usually used in the plural. 4, record 2, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ideas of reference
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- idée de référence
1, record 2, French, id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le patient pense que des remarques sans importance, des évènements ou des situations banals, le concernent personnellement et revêtent pour lui seul un sens particulier. 2, record 2, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une idée de référence doit être distinguée d'une idée délirante de référence, dans laquelle on observe une conviction délirante dans la croyance. 3, record 2, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
idée de référence : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 2, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 2, Key term(s)
- idées de référence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- idea de referencia
1, record 2, Spanish, idea%20de%20referencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sensitive delusion of reference
1, record 3, English, sensitive%20delusion%20of%20reference
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- SDR 1, record 3, English, SDR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
…Sensitive Delusion of Reference(SDR). It is characterized by persecutory, referential and/or erotic delusions in individuals of a "sensitive" type of personality : introverted people whose inner world of feelings is strongly and ethically coloured, and who suffer from hidden and persistent emotional tension. 2, record 3, English, - sensitive%20delusion%20of%20reference
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- délire de relation des sensitifs
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9lire%20de%20relation%20des%20sensitifs
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- délire des sensitifs 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9lire%20des%20sensitifs
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trouble clinique décrit par Ernst Kretschmer qui se développe chez les personnes ayant une personnalité paranoïaque sensitive, c'est-à-dire qui ont tous les traits de la personnalité paranoïaque, mais qui sont toutefois des gens timides, introvertis et qui manquent de confiance en soi. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9lire%20de%20relation%20des%20sensitifs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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