Pseudohallucination
Pseudohallucination
Pseudohallucination (pronounced soo-doh-ha-loo-si-na-shun) is a term used in psychiatry to describe a phenomenon in which a person experiences a hallucination but is aware that it is not real.
Etymology
The term "pseudohallucination" is derived from the Greek word "pseudo", meaning false, and the Latin word "hallucinatio", meaning wandering in the mind.
Definition
A pseudohallucination is a type of hallucination where the person experiencing it recognizes the hallucination as not being real. This is in contrast to a true hallucination, where the person believes the hallucination to be real. Pseudohallucinations are often associated with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
Related Terms
- Hallucination: A perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception.
- Delusion: A false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality that is firmly held despite what almost everyone else believes and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.
- Psychosis: A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pseudohallucination
- Wikipedia's article - Pseudohallucination
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