2006-09-27 02:40:32 · 6 answers · asked by Ronin 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Hallucinations are perceptions that occur without connection to an appropriate source, hallucinations can occur in any sensory form – auditory (sound), visual (sight), tactile (touch), gustatory (taste), and olfactory (smell) – hearing voices that other people do not hear.
Illusions, on the other hand, occur when a sensory stimulus is present but is incorrectly interpreted by the individual.
Delusions are false personal beliefs that are not subject to reason or contradictory evidence and are not explained by a person’s usual cultural concepts.
2006-09-27 03:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by Me M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illusions take two forms
- 'Magic' tricks where someone uses skill and devices to make you see something impossible.
- Optical illusions are images that interact with our visual system in such a way as to see something that is not there. For example, our eye/brain tends to look for certain patterns, such as faces, even in random patterns. This completely normal.
Hallucinations are erroneous perceptions. Seeing, hearing, or smelling things that are not actually present. Hallucinations are usually a symptom of other problems within the brain.
Delusions are false beliefs. They may or may not have hallucination as a part of the delusion. The most common delusions are of grandeur (I am the the most important person) or persecution (they are after me).
Both hallucinations and delusions are common symptoms of schizophrenia.
2006-09-27 09:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Wundt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Delusions are when you make up images and thoughts in your mind.You can have delusional thinking . Images are not usually involved.Illusions are something that seem one way but are actually something different( magicians use this) and hallucinations are something that you see but your body or brain chemistry is processing something different and you actually visualize something that is not there.
2006-09-27 09:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by JewelsH 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ILLUSIONS ARE WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS BUT ANYONE WOULD INTERPRET IT THAT WAY - NOT CAUSED BY DRUGS OR A MENTAL PROBLEM. HALLUCINATIONS ARE TYPICALLY CAUSED BY POISON OR TOXINS SUCH AS DRUGS OR FOOD POISONING ECT. DELUSIONS ARE WHEN SOMEONE HAS A VERY STRANGE WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS OR INTERPRETING SITUATIONS ECT...TYPICALLY A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE CAUSED BY A MENTAL ILLNESS
2006-09-27 09:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All three of those words can be found in a magical book called a dictionary. Were you to look them up yourself you could make your own comparison.
2006-09-27 09:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i8llusion is when someone makes u see something not their hullison is when your like in the desert and got to hot and are seeong like water thats not their delson is when someone knoks u out and you see irdys flying around your head.
2006-09-27 09:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋