hallucination

Examples of hallucination in the following topics:

• The Schizophrenia Spectrum

  • The "two additional symptoms" can be delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, or a negative symptom or severely disorganized or catatonic behavior.
  • If delusions or hallucinations or severe, only one symptom may be sufficient for diagnosis.
  • Common symptoms of schizoaffective disorder include hallucinations, paranoid delusions, and disorganized speech and thinking.
  • Delusional disorder is a psychiatric condition in which the person presents with delusions but no accompanying hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder, or significant flattening of affect.
  • Auditory and visual hallucinations cannot be prominent, though olfactory or tactile hallucinations related to the content of the delusion may be present.

• Influences of Culture and Gender in Psychotherapy

  • In some cultures, for example, hallucinations are considered a form of spiritual communication; those who experience hallucinations are respected or even revered, rather than labeled "crazy."

• Introduction to Sleep

  • We also know that extended sleeplessness can lead to hallucinations, delusions, loss of immune function, and in extreme cases, death.
  • Sleep deprivation can cause both physical and mental illness, such as diabetes, depression, and psychosis, and in extreme cases, it can cause hallucinations and death.

• Introduction to Biomedical Therapies

  • For example, an individual with schizophrenia who is bombarded with visual or auditory hallucinations may find it difficult to focus in psychotherapy; with medication, the individual's hallucinations can be eliminated or reduced to a level that allows the individual to benefit from psychotherapy.

• Pharmacotherapy (Medication)

  • The first three groups of medications target specific problems such as mania or hallucinations.
  • For example, an individual with schizophrenia who is bombarded with visual, auditory, or other hallucinations, may find it difficult to focus in psychotherapy.
  • With medication, the individual's hallucinations can be eliminated or reduced to a level at which the individual can benefit from psychotherapy.

• Etiology of Schizophrenia

  • It is characterized by a wide variety of symptoms that include both positive symptoms (such as hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion or motor control).
  • The thalamus can also affect symptoms in various ways: a decrease in the size of the thalamus may lead to hallucinations, and a breakdown in one of the neural pathways within the thalamus is associated with disjointed associations.

• Introduction to Schizophrenia and Psychosis

  • Examples include hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre or disorganized behavior.
  • Hallucinations, one of the most noted symptoms, involve perceiving a sensory stimuli that no one else is able to perceive.

• Hallucinogens

  • For example, it may make some people hallucinate and become aggressive, while others may become drowsy and passive.

• Abnormal Psychology

  • Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not physically present) in Western societies are readily labeled as a sign of psychological disorder.

• Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

  • Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety, irritability, intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations, headaches, cold sweats, and tremors.