Who are delusional people?

Question

Tell me more about these people and the symptoms of their illnesses?

Answer 1

Oh man, I lost my first answer when I accidentally exited yahoo. Oh well... Scroll away anyway.

Delusions in simpler terms are false beliefs. Psychiatrist Karl Jaspers enumerated three criteria for its diagnosis:
certainty- the client totally believes in it as the truth
incorrigibility- he holds his view even if proofs of reality are presented to him.
impossibility- as said, impossible, or ultmately bizarre.

However, the definition itself is subject to debate, much more the criteria. So in common practice, a delusion is more accurately defined as: "A false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality/ that is firmly sustained/ despite what almost everybody else believes/ and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary./ The belief is not one ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture ."

There are many kind of delusions. Let us meet some:
persecutory- "John Nash". The paranoid. He thinks someone is out to get him.
grandiose- "I am the saviour of the world". He has an inflated self-esteem, or to be kinder, an exaggerated self-importance
control- He believes that an external force is controlling his actions, or thoughts.
somatic- A part of his body is decaying(ed) or rotting away
nihilistic- "The doomsday conspiracist". Everything is unreal or has been destroyed. He may also doubt his self-existence.

These beliefs may turn out extraordinary, or rather funny to others but true enough, the patients put faith in their belief.
So to answer your question, delusion is a symptom, not a diagnosis. However, delusions are most often seen in persons with schizophrenia. In schizophrenia, the client cannot decipher which is real from what is imaginary. Besides delusions, the other symptoms are: inability to trust others, hence altered social life; disordered thought processes; and interpersonal relatonships that lasts for AT LEAST 6 MOS.

The characteristic symptoms:
Positive (Beyond normal human action/ interaction) : Hallucinations, Delusions,Disorganized thoughts and speech, disorganized behavior.
Negative (We also normally experience these at times but not excessively): Affective flattening(apathetic), Poor speech, lack of motivation, and absence of pleasure.

Note that it does not take all symptoms for a positive diagnosis.


If you ar to meet these people, here are my tips:
1. Don't be afraid to approach them. They are often seen as violent, criminal-type people. But studies show (schizophrenia.com) that there are no correlation between schiz and crime/ violene. Most patients are actually gentle and shy away from the public.
2. It takes good therapeutic techniques. You must be able to establish that rapport for him to entrust you with his world.
3. Lastly, you might be surprised that most schiz pts lead somewhat normal lives. The more commonly seen crazy street beggar (excuse the example) just woud not do the description.

There. Hope I helped. ;)

Answer 2

John Nash

Answer 3

Me for thinking my bf of 6 years would actually get me something for Valentines...yes 2 days later I am still pissy

Answer 4

those with selective memories.