T2 - Delusions (Josh) Flashcards
Obsession w/ religious beliefs.
Religiosity Delusion
Client believes the voice they hear is from God and incessantly searches Bible for interpretation.
Religiosity Delusion
Believes that they are all-powerful and important, like a god.
Grandeur Delusion
With —, the person believes that his/her thoughts/behaviors have control over specific situations.
Magical Thinking Delusion
Believes that a force outside body is controlling them.
Control (Influence) Delusion
‘Someone is trying to get a message to me in this magazine article.’
Reference Delusion
Has a false idea that the self, a part of the self, others, or the world is nonexistent.
Nihilistic Delusion
Believes certain objects/persons have control over their body.
Control (Influence) Delusion
‘I am Jesus Christ.’
Grandeur Delusion
‘I can’t take a shower in this bathroom, the nurses have put a camera in there so that they can watch everything I do.’
Persecution Delusion
Feels singled out by others (ex: being hunted by FBI)
Persecution Delusion
‘I’m 70 years old and I will be the oldest person ever to give birth. The Dr. says I’m not pregnant, but I know that I am.
Somatic Delusion
‘The dentist put a filling in my tooth; I now receive messages through the filling that control what I think and do.’
Control (Influence) Delusion
‘It snowed last night b/c I wished very hard that it would.’
Magical Thinking Delusion
—- are less rigid than delusions of reference.
Ideas of Reference
ex: irrationally assuming that, when in the presence of others, one is the object of their discussions
All events in the environment are judged by the person to be about them.
Reference Delusion
Belief that body is changing in an unusual way, such as growing a 3rd arm.
Somatic Delusion
Fixed, false beliefs.
Delusions
‘The world no longer exists.’
Nihilistic Delusion
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing their next meal, are talking about them.
Reference Delusion
