psychopathology: delusion
Commonly defined in behavioral health care as a fixed false belief (excluding beliefs that are part of a religious movement) this psychotic symptom is present in a variety of serious mental disorders.
Also: delusion, delusion of grandeur, hallucination, idée fixe, paranoia
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- A Beautiful Mind DVD | DVD widescreen Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer 2002
- Harvey
DVD James Stewart, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway 1950
- K-PAX DVD Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges 2001
- The Truman Show DVD
Jim Carrey
1998
Jim Carrey's character's experience of being the unaware star of a lifelong TV show must be something akin to what it must be like to be schizophrenic or paranoid and delusional.