paranoid grandiosity

mental disorder

Also known as: delusions of grandeur, megalomania

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In delusion
…are delusions of persecution and grandeur; others include delusions of bodily functioning, guilt, love, and control.
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In paranoia
…have been described, most notably paranoid grandiosity, or delusions of grandeur (also known as megalomania), characterized by the false belief that one is a superlative person.
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In mental disorder: Clinical features
…delusions of a persecutory or grandiose nature; some patients were argumentative or violent. The undifferentiated type combined symptoms from the above three categories, and the residual type was marked by the absence of these distinct features. Moreover, the residual type, in which the major symptoms had abated, was a less…
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