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paranoia

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thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality

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    paranoia

    thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality

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    Statements

    An irrational fear of harm by others, or distrust of others. (English)

    Identifiers

    Paranoia and paranoid states

    Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system (persecutory delusions or delusions of jealousy), accompanied by preservation of clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behavior are consistent with the delusional state. (English)

    a mental disorder characterized by systematic delusions, as of grandeur or, especially, persecution (English)

    Malaltia psiquiàtrica caracteritzada per la presentació d’idees delirants secundàries, sistematitzades, irrebatibles per l’argumentació lògica, que apareix com a conseqüència d’una predisposició constitucional i que és relacionada amb les vivències del subjecte. (Catalan)

    A persecutory delusion of supposed hostility of others. (English)

    A disorder characterized by the development either of a single delusion or of a set of related delusions that are usually persistent and sometimes lifelong. The content of the delusion or delusions is very variable. (English)

    A disorder characterized by the presence of one or more nonbizarre delusions that persist for at least 1 month; the delusion(s) are not due to schizophrenia or a mood disorder, and do not impair psychosocial functioning apart from the ramifications of the delusion(s) (English)

    A personality disorder in which the individual exhibits extreme suspiciousness of the motives of others. (English)

    a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur (English)