MECHANISM of SOME DELUSIONS:
Delusion of persecution: They are usually secondary to other experiences such as
auditory hallucination, bodily hallucination or passivity experience.
TYPE OF DELUSION
DELUSION of INFLUENCE or CONTROL:
It may result from experiences of passivity which are attributed to hypnotism,
demoniacal possession, witchcraft, radio-waves, atomic rays and television.
DELUSIONS OF LOVE (EROTOMANIA, FANTASY LOVER):
They may result from hallucinatory voices, confabulation, fantastic hallucination
and elevated mood.
DELUSION of ILL-HEALTH (HYPOCHONDRIACAL DELUSIONS):
Schneider suggested that hypochondriacal delusions are the result of uncovering of
the patient's basic worries about health.
NIHILISTIC DELUSIONS (DELUSION of NEGATION):
The patient denies the existence of his body, his mind, his loved ones and the world
around so the denial is the underlying mechanic.