Update
The Oxford Biblical Studies Online and Oxford Islamic Studies Online have retired. Content you previously purchased on Oxford Biblical Studies Online or Oxford Islamic Studies Online has now moved to Oxford Reference, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, or What Everyone Needs to Know®. For information on how to continue to view articles visit the subscriber services page.
Dismiss

Related Content

Related Overviews

schizophrenia

hallucination

delusion of reference

paranoia

See all related overviews in Oxford Reference »

 

More Like This

Show all results sharing these subjects:

  • Science and technology
  • Psychology

GO

Show Summary Details

Overview

delusion


Quick Reference

A false belief that is not changed by reasoned argument. Delusions are a feature of some serious mental disorders, notably paranoia and schizophrenia. See also hallucination.

Subjects: Science and technology — Psychology

Related content in Oxford Reference

Reference entries
delusion
in A Dictionary of Public Health Length: 27 words
delusion n.
in A Dictionary of Psychology (3) Length: 98 words
delusions
in The Oxford Companion to Consciousness Length: 2274 words
delusion n.
in A Dictionary of Nursing (5) Length: 40 words

View all reference entries »

View all related items in Oxford Reference »

Search for: 'delusion' in Oxford Reference »