Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Systematized delusion
A logical correlation made by a person, based on a false premise, false reasoning, or an incorrect deduction.
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Delusion of persecution
A delusion in which patients believe people or agencies are seeking to injure or harass them.
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Delusion of grandeur
An unreasonable conviction of one’s own power, importance, or wealth, accompanied by a feeling of well-being, seen in manic patients.
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Fixed delusion
A delusion that remains unaltered.
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Depressive delusion
A delusion causing a saddened state.
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Delusion of control
A delusion that one’s thoughts and actions are under the control of an external force.
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Deltacortisone
Prednisone, a steroid hormone with glucocorticoid activity.
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Delphi method
The polling of experts in a field to reach consensus, make decisions, or disseminate knowledge. Individual specialists are organized in a virtual group, i.e., one that does not meet face-to-face in one place. They are each given a standard set of questions to answer or review. Their responses are tallied by the group’s organizers, and…
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Delomorphous
Having a well-defined, unchanging structure or shape.
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Dellen
Thinning in the periphery of the cornea that results from locally inadequate lubrication of the corneal surface.
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