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Apr 29, 2015 · Psychosis: Those that have experienced psychotic episodes, particularly those that were organic (e.g. non-drug induced) are likely to also experience delusions. Psychosis is commonly associated with schizophrenia and is thought to be a result of dopamine dysfunction and stemming from genetic abnormalities.
Sep 16, 2009 · For instance, philosophers ask whether ‘delusion’ is a natural kind (e.g., Samuels 2009) and whether there is a principled and value-free way to distinguish clinical delusions from delusional ideas that are widespread in normal cognition, such as religious beliefs about divine revelation or paranoid beliefs (e.g., Fulford 2004).
Mar 29, 2021 · There are four types of delusions outlined in the DSM-5: Bizarre delusions are implausible or impossible, such as being abducted by aliens. Non-bizarre delusions could actually occur in reality, such as being cheated on, poisoned, or stalked by an ex-partner. Mood-congruent delusions are consistent with a depressive or manic state, such as ...
Sep 17, 2020 · The dominant conception of delusion in psychiatry (in textbooks, research papers, diagnostic manuals, etc.) is predominantly epistemic. Delusions are almost always characterized in terms of their epistemic defects, i.e., defects with respect to evidence, reasoning, judgment, etc. However, there is an individualistic bias in the epistemic conception; the alleged epistemic defects and ...
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Nov 30, 2018 · My delusion provided a narrative that was the scaffolding in which I was able to manage my life …This delusion was my life-raft, it was the thing that kept me floating, instead of sinking and ...
The authors ask not what kind of attitude a delusion is—a belief or an imagination? Something else?—as if it were already clear what the ‘content’ of a delusion could be. They aim instead to shift attention to the question of the ‘object’ of delusions. What is delusion of? What is the object of this form of thinking? This focus on a ...
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Sociology Department, University of York Abstract This paper addresses a foundational issue at the interface of psychiatry and medical sociology; namely, how the judgement of pathology is made. In particular, it examines a debate over how the symptom of delusion is identified. The psychiatric
