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IDEE REFERENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- idea of reference
1, record 1, English, idea%20of%20reference
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
idea of reference: term usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - idea%20of%20reference
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ideas of reference
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- idée de référence
1, record 1, French, id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
idée de référence : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - id%C3%A9e%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 1, Key term(s)
- idées de référence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- idea de referencia
1, record 1, Spanish, idea%20de%20referencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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