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Paranoia

In psychiatry, paranoia is a wrong perception in which a person thinks others are planning to harm them. A paranoid person may believe people are concerned with everything they are doing (for example, "Everyone is watching me", or "Talking about me"). These beliefs can also be persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat…

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Other names
Paranoid (adjective)
Pronunciation
/pærəˈnɔɪə/
Specialty
Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Symptoms
Distrust, false accusations, anxiety, suspicion

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Paranoid social cognition

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Paranoia → AiméeConspiracy, AnxietyApopheniaBorderline, Psychology, The Voices
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Paranoia → central symptom of psychosis, instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, wrong perception in which a person thinks others are planning to harm them
related to Signs and symptoms · 3
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related to Physical · 2
Paranoia → Drug-induced, For

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ParanoiaOther namesParanoid (adjective)1.00infobox
ParanoiaPronunciation/pærəˈnɔɪə/1.00infobox
ParanoiaSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology1.00infobox
ParanoiaSymptomsDistrust, false accusations, anxiety, suspicion1.00infobox
Paranoiais awrong perception in which a person thinks others are planning to harm them0.90text
Paranoiais ainstinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety0.90text
Paranoiais acentral symptom of psychosis0.90text
feeling powerlessinstance ofA paranoid person may view someone else's accidental behavior as though it is intentional or signifies a threat.An investigation of a non-clinical paranoid population found that…0.80text
depressedinstance ofA paranoid person may view someone else's accidental behavior as though it is intentional or signifies a threat.An investigation of a non-clinical paranoid population found that…0.80text
isolating oneselfinstance ofA paranoid person may view someone else's accidental behavior as though it is intentional or signifies a threat.An investigation of a non-clinical paranoid population found that…0.80text
and relinquishing activitiesinstance ofA paranoid person may view someone else's accidental behavior as though it is intentional or signifies a threat.An investigation of a non-clinical paranoid population found that…0.80text
were associated with more frequent paranoiainstance ofA paranoid person may view someone else's accidental behavior as though it is intentional or signifies a threat.An investigation of a non-clinical paranoid population found that…0.80text

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