Obsession and Family Harmony 2

Which of these criteria for delusional disorder do most CT's seem to fit?

  • Expresses an idea or belief with unusual persistence or force

    Votes: 6 85.7%

  • That idea appears to exert an undue influence on his or her life, and the way of life is often alter

    Votes: 4 57.1%

  • Despite his/her profound conviction, there is often a quality of secretiveness or suspicion when the

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • The individual tends to be humorless and oversensitive, especially about the belief.

    Votes: 5 71.4%

  • There is a quality of centrality: no matter how unlikely it is that these strange things are happeni

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • An attempt to contradict the belief is likely to arouse an inappropriately strong emotional reaction

    Votes: 7 100.0%

  • The belief is, at the least, unlikely.

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • The patient is emotionally over-invested in the idea and it overwhelms other elements of his psyche.

    Votes: 5 71.4%

  • The delusion, if acted out, often leads to behaviors which are abnormal and/or out of character, alt

    Votes: 2 28.6%

  • Individuals who know the patient will observe that his belief and behavior are uncharacteristic and

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Total voters
    7

isaiah8

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I'm adding a poll using information provided by another member on the thread entitled "Obsession and Family Harmony". I'm not yet allowed to post links in the forum however if you view the thread, you will find the post by tomwaits and his link to a wikipedia article on delusional disorder. That is where this list of ten criteria comes from.
 
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