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Delusion involving perception of persecution
Persecutory delusion, also known as delusion of persecution, is a type of delusional condition in which the affected person believes that harm is going
Persecutory_delusion
Fixation of holding false beliefs
affected by a persecutory delusion wrongly believes that they are being persecuted. Specifically, for a person's delusion to be defined as persecutory, they must
Delusion
Delusion in which one believes their life is a staged reality TV show
point to certain diagnoses. Persecutory delusions are, for instance, classically linked to psychosis. The content of delusions is invariably tied to a person's
Truman_Show_delusion
Persecutory belief system
Gang stalking or group-stalking is a set of persecutory delusions in which those affected believe they are being followed, stalked, and harassed by a
Gang_stalking
Bullying of an individual by a group
behavior.[citation needed] Gang stalking or group-stalking is a set of persecutory delusions in which those affected believe they are being followed, stalked
Mobbing
Mental disorder featuring beliefs with inadequate grounding
calls etc. in an attempt to find "evidence" of the infidelity. Persecutory type: This delusion is a common subtype. It includes the belief that the person
Delusional_disorder
Subtype of delusion
grandiosity remains the second most common delusion after persecutory delusions. The prevalence of grandiosity delusions in schizophrenic patients has also been
Delusions_of_grandeur
2025 murder in Connecticut, U.S.
Soelberg committed suicide. Adams's murder was fueled by her son's persecutory delusions, such as that she was spying on him and trying to poison him with
Murder_of_Suzanne_Adams
Psychotic disorder
functional paranoia. Colby (1981) defined paranoid cognition as "persecutory delusions and false beliefs whose propositional content clusters around ideas
Paranoia
Personality disorder involving mistrust of others
as hallucinations and delusions; these are not part of PPD. Schizophrenia, delusional disorder involving persecutory delusions, as well as bipolar or
Paranoid_personality_disorder
a persecutory anxiety state (a form of panic attack), including various levels of persecutory delusions (the preferred term to paranoid delusions). Heavy
Paranoid_anxiety
Topics referred to by the same term
Targeted individual may refer to: The subject of: Gang stalking, a persecutory delusion of mobbing Mobbing, bullying or harassment of an individual by a
Targeted_individual
Hat and stereotype for conspiracy theorists
protection has become a popular stereotype and byword for paranoia, persecutory delusions, and belief in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. "Tin foil"
Tin_foil_hat
2015 American film
a special jury award. It stars MacLeod Andrews as a man who has persecutory delusions and believes humanity is being secretly taken over by evil creatures
They_Look_Like_People
British merchant (1770–1815)
torment by the "Air Loom Gang" reads as a classic example of paranoid persecutory delusions experienced as part of a psychotic episode. From this, it can be
James_Tilly_Matthews
Scale assessing symptoms of schizophrenia
Persecutory Delusions Delusions of Jealousy Delusions of Sin or Guilt Grandiose Delusions Religious Delusions Somatic Delusions Ideas and Delusions of
Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms
Scale_for_the_Assessment_of_Positive_Symptoms
Abnormal condition of the mind
among trained individuals. A delusion may involve diverse thematic content. The most common type is a persecutory delusion, in which a person believes
Psychosis
American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)
admitted to McLean Hospital for one month. Based on his paranoid, persecutory delusions, hallucinations, and increasing asociality, he was diagnosed with
John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
Phenomenon involving innocuous events
Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences and believing
Ideas and delusions of reference
Ideas_and_delusions_of_reference
Medical condition
systematized delusions, or delusions with complex logical structure) and "expansive-paranoid paraphrenia" (with expansive/grandiose delusions and persecutory delusions)
Paraphrenia
Romantic delusional disorder
with mental disorders like paranoid schizophrenia, often includes persecutory delusions, hallucinations, and grandiose ideas, and has a more gradual onset
Erotomania
Thin, flexible sheet of tin
protection has become a popular stereotype and byword for paranoia, persecutory delusions, and belief in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Over time
Tin_foil
Attempted assassin of Theodore Roosevelt (1876–1943)
died in infancy. His maternal aunt, Anna Binghammer, suffered from persecutory delusions and was committed to an asylum, Königlich Bayerische Heil- und Pflegeeinrichtung
John_Schrank
Men convicted of 1993 murders in Arkansas, United States
suffered from: serious mental illness characterized by grandiose and persecutory delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations, disordered thought processes
West_Memphis_Three
2022 murders in Queensland, Australia
actions to a shared psychosis rooted in their religious beliefs and persecutory delusions. New South Wales Police asked Queensland Police to conduct a check
Wieambilla_shootings
Mental disorder
Garety PA (19 June 2006). "Persecutory delusions and catastrophic worry in psychosis: developing the understanding of delusion distress and persistence"
Schizoaffective_disorder
Systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group
Defamation Discrimination Latter-day Saint martyrs Lawfare Oppression Persecutory delusion Right to asylum Social defeat Social exclusion In 2017, the Wall
Persecution
American outsider writer (1926–1996)
his theories of exaggerated importance of Serbs in world history Persecutory delusion Tartary Terry A. Davis "UbuWeb Sound - Francis E. Dec". ubu.com.
Francis_E._Dec
Belief that one is a messiah or prophet
other two categories are persecutory and belittled. According to philosopher Antony Flew, an example of this type of delusion was the case of Paul, who
Messiah_complex
Stress-relieving activity
may have persecutory delusions. These people use safety behaviors to prevent the potential threats that arise from their persecutory delusions. Common
Safety_behaviors_(anxiety)
British academic
reality in the treatment of persecutory delusions: randomised controlled experimental study testing how to reduce delusional conviction". British Journal
Daniel_Freeman_(psychologist)
Mathematician and philosopher (1906–1978)
(aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. Cause of death Starvation due to a persecutory delusion Citizenship Austria Czechoslovakia Germany United States Education
Kurt_Gödel
Claimed sensitivity to electromagnetic fields
Tinfoil hat – a popular stereotype and slang term for paranoia, persecutory delusions, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories "Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
Electromagnetic_hypersensitivity
Mindset that one has been hurt by the actions of others
Grievance Grievance studies affair Karpman drama triangle Moral agency Persecutory delusion Social psychology Trauma culture Victim blaming Victim playing Harvey
Victim_mentality
Murder in Seoul, South Korea
the suspect to determine the motive was persecutory delusion from the schizophrenic suspect, and that the delusion "is not necessarily manifested only in
2016 Seocho-dong public-toilet murder case
2016_Seocho-dong_public-toilet_murder_case
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Paranoia is a thought process that typically includes persecutory delusions. Paranoia may also refer to: Paranoia (Hermans book), a 1953 short
Paranoia_(disambiguation)
French physician (1816–1883)
Persecutions", Lasègue was the first to introduce the idea that typical persecutory delusions were a disorder of its own. He disagreed with both the view of new
Charles_Lasègue
Hate speech incitement technique
reverse victim and offender) False accusation How Fascism Works Persecutory delusion Playing the victim The pot calling the kettle black Preemptive war
Accusation_in_a_mirror
1964 mass murder at an elementary school in Cologne, West Germany
Homemade flamethrower, homemade spear, homemade mace Deaths 11 (including the perpetrator) Injured 22 Perpetrator Walter Seifert Motive Persecutory delusion
Cologne_school_massacre
1919 article in psychoanalysis
article describes Tausk's observations and interpretations of several persecutory delusions that plagued some of his patients who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia
On the Origin of the "Influencing Machine" in Schizophrenia
On_the_Origin_of_the_"Influencing_Machine"_in_Schizophrenia
Exaggerated or irrational thought pattern
Spitzer, Carsten (2011). "Persecutory delusions and catastrophic worry in psychosis: Developing the understanding of delusion distress and persistence"
Cognitive_distortion
Class of pharmaceutical drugs
associated with dementia, anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, persecutory delusion and obsessive-compulsive disorder (an off-label use). In dementia
Atypical_antipsychotic
Art gallery in London, England
that Dawson, a wealthy and well-travelled man, was suffering from a persecutory delusion. The incident came to public attention in 2010 when the Gallery's
National Portrait Gallery, London
National_Portrait_Gallery,_London
Fear that some evil threatens society
normsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Persecutory delusion – Delusion involving perception of persecution The Population Bomb (1968)
Moral_panic
English poet and royal tutor (1859–1892)
to the mental asylum St Andrew's Hospital after he demonstrated persecutory delusions concerning his imminent arrest. While still in the asylum, Stephen
James_Kenneth_Stephen
Cognitive restructuring technique to treat cognitive distortions
Spitzer (September 2011). "Persecutory delusions and catastrophic worry in psychosis: Developing the understanding of delusion distress and persistence"
Decatastrophizing
American forensics TV program (2006–2015)
kill all mankind. During his trial, Colin Ferguson showed signs of persecutory delusion. Michael McDermott claimed that he was trapped in purgatory, and
Most_Evil
from the people around them. They may entertain wild fantasies and persecutory delusions or other strong views, and their speech or actions may seem strange
Glossary_of_anime_and_manga
Drug mixture used mainly to treat ADHD and narcolepsy
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of
Adderall
Mass stabbing in Bavaria, Germany
psychosis or schizophrenia, having previously shown to experience persecutory delusions and possibly hallucinations. According to statements made by Omarzai
2025 Aschaffenburg stabbing attack
2025_Aschaffenburg_stabbing_attack
Unwanted observation
to delusions as 64%. Gang stalking or group-stalking is a set of persecutory delusions in which those affected believe they are being followed, stalked
Stalking
Landmark court case in England
that Haines does suffer from a psychotic illness with specific persecutory delusions, at least since he was returned to Broadmoor from Three Bridges
AH v West London Mental Health Trust
AH_v_West_London_Mental_Health_Trust
Neurodevelopmental disorder
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder
French serial killer (1869–1898)
In 1891, Vacher was briefly confined to an asylum for voicing persecutory delusions. Seeking escape from the intense poverty of his peasant background
Joseph_Vacher
CNS stimulant and isomer of amphetamine
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of
Dextroamphetamine
Belief that Christianity is oppressed in the Western world
thought on persecution and tolerance Persecution of Christians Persecutory delusions Rosenberger v. University of Virginia Town of Greece v. Galloway
Christian_persecution_complex
Aspect of U.S. history
included its long duration, apparent ignorance of political reality, persecutory delusions, sullen resentment, thin-skinned "intolerance of criticism," egotism
Andrew Johnson alcoholism debate
Andrew_Johnson_alcoholism_debate
Mass shooting in Ohio, U.S.
45 years old. Herman Klink (1893 – March 6, 1933) diagnosed with persecutory delusions and dementia praecox. Because of his mental illnesses, he believed
1933_Cleveland_shootings
2007 studio album by Austin TV
paranormal phenomena such as ghosts appearances, hallucinations and persecutory delusions (It may be depicted in real life as an alleged dementia or any incurable
Fontana_Bella
Austrian composer (1858–1884)
Acousence Records label #ACO-CD 20205 (2005). Rott began to evidence persecutory delusions. In October 1880, while on a train journey, he reportedly threatened
Hans_Rott
Performance anxiety Performance psychology Persecution complex Persecutory delusions Person centered planning Person-centered therapy Personal boundaries
Index_of_psychology_articles
British psychiatry professor (born 1961)
0000237551.26858.39. PMID 17000961. Blackwood, Nigel J. (2004). "Persecutory delusions and the determination of self-relevance: an fMRI investigation"
Robert_Howard_(psychiatrist)
Head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
board. Restrained and locked in his cabin, he was stricken with persecutory delusions, and ended up wrapping his body in a lifeguard buoy, fearing that
Prince Peter August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince_Peter_August_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
Central nervous system stimulant
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of
Methamphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of
Amphetamine
Canadian literary theme
fiction Learned helplessness Self-handicapping Self-perception theory Persecutory delusion "Literature in English: Theory and Criticism | The Canadian Encyclopedia"
Garrison_mentality
Scottish geologist, writer and folklorist (1802-1856)
help. He feared that he might harm his wife or children because of persecutory delusions. Miller died by suicide, shooting himself in the chest with a revolver
Hugh_Miller
Kuipers, David Fowler, and Paul E. Bebbington. "A cognitive model of persecutory delusions." British Journal of Clinical Psychology 41, no. 4 (2002): 331–347
Elizabeth_Kuipers
Way of observing and describing a patient's current state of mind
grandiose delusions, unspecified delusions, envious delusions (cf. delusional jealousy), persecutory or paranoid delusions, or multifactorial delusions. There
Mental_status_examination
British psychologist and geneticist (1984–2020)
& Coid, J. W. (2014). Association of violence with emergence of persecutory delusions in untreated schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 171(3)
Robert_Keers
Delusional belief that thoughts have been taken out of one's mind
attributional processes and abnormal beliefs: Towards a model of persecutory delusions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 32(3), 331–341. https://doi.org/10
Thought_withdrawal
Unidentified Cameroonian fraudster
diagnosis was made for paranoid personality disorder as well as a delusional disorder, persecutory type. On August 21, 2020, the CBSA confirmed Fankem was Cameroonian
Herman_Emmanuel_Fankem
1998 shooting spree in Lithuania
months before the shooting and described his morbid jealousy and persecutory delusions, even though neighbours saw him as an intelligent and helpful man
Draučiai_shooting
Hypothesis that decreased glutamatergic signalling is involved in schizophrenia
medications have been seen to reduce positive symptoms, specifically persecutory delusions, and thus, researchers concluded that dopaminergic activity was
Glutamate hypothesis of schizophrenia
Glutamate_hypothesis_of_schizophrenia
who had persistent persecutory delusions. Knox stated that for a period of time, he had listened to this man recount his delusions and wrote down the
Howard_Andrew_Knox
American historian
threw him into a state of panic, she added, exacerbated by his persecutory delusions. Her work was reviewed as a "splendid book", a "perceptive study"
Miriam_T._Griffin
mental health problems, including depression, suicidal thoughts, and persecutory delusions. Victims have participated in investigations and trials against
Sex trafficking in El Salvador
Sex_trafficking_in_El_Salvador
Lithuanian politician (1862–1932)
died on 15 June 1930. Narutowicz's daughter Helena experienced persecutory delusions. After various treatments failed, she was placed in a psychiatric
Stanisław_Narutowicz
70 Schizoaffective disorder 297.1 Delusional disorder Erotomanic subtype Grandiose subtype Jealous subtype Persecutory subtype Somatic subtype Mixed type
List of mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR
List_of_mental_disorders_in_the_DSM-IV_and_DSM-IV-TR
suffering from a paranoia causing him to suffer logical delusions of two types: persecutory delusions and self-exaltation. Brower offered the professional
Testimony in the trial of Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Testimony_in_the_trial_of_Patrick_Eugene_Prendergast
1893 proceedings in Cook County, Illinois
suffering from a paranoia causing him to suffer logical delusions of two types: persecutory delusions and self-exaltation. Brower offered the professional
Trial of Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Trial_of_Patrick_Eugene_Prendergast
younger brother, who was schizophrenic and suffering from paranoid persecutory delusions, was threatening to kill himself. Shouts for help led officers to
List of killings by law enforcement officers in post-reunification Germany (1990s)
List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_post-reunification_Germany_(1990s)
2008-03-11 N.N. 43 Ratingen Nordrhein-Westfalen A mentally ill man with persecutory delusions forcefully entered a neighbouring flat and took a 76-year old woman
List of killings by law enforcement officers in post-reunification Germany (2000s)
List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_post-reunification_Germany_(2000s)
Freudian state of anxiety
against depressive anxiety. Paranoia Querulant Panic attack Delusional disorder Persecutory delusion Paranoid personality disorder Borderline personality disorder
Depressive_anxiety
English naval officer, politician, and landowner
trustee of the family estates. However, Walter was in the grip of a persecutory delusion. He claimed that he was the victim of a plot connected to jealousy
Richard_Leveson_(admiral)
Childhood-onset schizophrenia
Inpatient Unit. In this study, delusions were characterized as persecutory for the most part, but some children reported delusions of control. Many said they
Childhood_schizophrenia
Ruined abbey in Shropshire, England
and several spells in the Fleet Prison, as well as developing a persecutory delusion. By the time of his death, he was massively in debt. Richard, a noted
Lilleshall_Abbey
Unconscious psychological mechanism
childhood development. They include: Delusional projection: Delusions about external reality, usually of a persecutory nature. Denial: Refusal to accept
Defence_mechanism
Mental disorder with psychotic symptoms
are also typically related to the content of the delusional theme. Delusions are bizarre or persecutory in nature. Distortions of self-experience such as
Schizophrenia
American psychiatrist (born 1934)
need to cope with reality. 1. Delusional Projection: Grossly frank delusions about external reality, usually of a persecutory nature. 2. Denial: Refusal
George_Eman_Vaillant
leaves a "black hole inhabited by persecutory objects" in the mouth, prompting the autistic child to construct a delusion of fusion with the environment
Autism_in_psychoanalysis
French political and religious crisis
crush the embers of the revolt. At the same time they abandoned the persecutory policy of Henri II and differentiated 'heresy' from 'sedition' for the
1559–1562 French political crisis
1559–1562_French_political_crisis
Severe confusion that develops quickly, and often fluctuates in intensity
consciousness, as well as perceptual disturbances (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), although these features are not required for diagnosis. Diagnostically
Delirium
1955 book by Silvano Arieti
the self-esteem to the outside world in the form of persecutors and persecutory forces. The individual in the pre-psychotic stage may still recover if
Interpretation of Schizophrenia
Interpretation_of_Schizophrenia
British psychologist
responsible for delusions and hallucinations and has published extensively in these areas. His research on persecutory (paranoid) delusions has explored
Richard_Bentall
2015 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
incompetent to stand trial, citing experts' finding that Dear has a "delusional disorder, persecutory type." Martinez ordered Dear to be indefinitely confined to
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting
Colorado_Springs_Planned_Parenthood_shooting
2011 mass shooting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
neuropsychiatric disorder with psychopathic traits, combining persecutory ideation, delusions, hallucinations, fantasies, and a distorted perception of reality
Rio de Janeiro school shooting
Rio_de_Janeiro_school_shooting
Standardized psychometric measure of psychopathology and personality
per Ideas of Persecution Measures a tendency to develop paranoid delusions, persecutory beliefs, interpersonal suspiciousness and alienation, and mistrust
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Minnesota_Multiphasic_Personality_Inventory
Period of the Second Spanish Republic (1933–1936)
Cedists insisted on most, were reformed, eliminating much of their "persecutory" content against the Catholic Church; and a Senate was established, as
Second biennium of the Second Spanish Republic
Second_biennium_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic
Impact and appraisal of Dutch humanist
disposition" driven by "injured narcissism", "repeated persecutory preoccupations...(with) delusional states of paranoia toward the end of his life", repressed
Legacy and evaluations of Erasmus
Legacy_and_evaluations_of_Erasmus
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