Question 1

how do you deal with religious obsessions or delusions in the elderly?

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Dementia in Elderly: Gently.  There is little to do but listen, be patient, and not react.  As the elderly go farther and farther away from reality due to their silent mini strokes or other reasons for dementia there is little that they recall or have control over in how their mind works.

Question 2

can delusions be of inferiority?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Actually more common than grandiose delusions. Part of depression syndrome when patients feel worthless. Body dysmorphic disorder can also have this symptom.

Question 3

wondering what kind of delusions make me weird?

Accepted Answer

Speak to someone you: Can trust or a doctor.  Although some delusions are seemly more bizarre than the others, a doctor's goal is to understand your experience within those delusions, rather than judging whether they make you "weird" or not.  Good luck!

Question 4

could a delusion be a delusion if the person knows it's a delusion?

Accepted Answer

Delusions: Psychotic symptoms involve a loss of touch with reality. Patients with psychosis have an impaired reality sense/experience, meaning that what they see, hear, or believe is erroneous or false. However, psychotic patients can have good reality testing. That is, some can identify that the delusion (fixed false belief) or hallucination is false even though their is impairment in reality sense.

Question 5

what are delusions and delirium?

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Neuropsychiatry: Delusion: is a false belief that is maintained even though it is contradicted by reasoning. It is a psychiatric disorder. For example if i think I am george washington or that i talk to god, that I am a special mesenger from god all these are delusions. Delirium is acute brain syndrome produced by disease during which patients  are confused, hallucinate, and have  global impairment of thinking;.

Question 6

what are "delusions of grandeur"?

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Grandeur: Are false beliefs of one's own superiority or fame or unlimited powers.

Question 7

what could cause delusions of grandeur?

Accepted Answer

Grandeur: Delusions of grandeur can appear in several kinds of illnesses, such as bipolar disorder in a manic episode, schizoaffective disorder, and some schizophrenics.  In the latter it might be more about technological expertise and influencing the world, etc  than expanded mood.

Question 8

want explanation of "delusions of grandeur"?

Accepted Answer

False importance: Delusions are beliefs detached from a generally accepted "reality" as most people would define it. For example, a middle aged man thinks he is going to play for the seattle mariners, although he has never played baseball, or more extreme, a woman who believes she has been contacted by aliens to save the human race. Delusions are usually firmly held and not very amenable to change.

Question 9

what causes guys to have delusions of grandeur?

Accepted Answer

Interesting query...: Guys, in general, are not grounded in reality the way gals are.  Tend to be more narcissistic, dream about flying, being the richest or most powerful around, have a higher self esteem (without justification) than women. When the delusions become large and guy cannot differentiate between thoughts and reality, delusions become part of psychosis (like hitler and many dictators). Testosterone, hmmmmm.

Question 10

can you have schizophrenia without delusions?

Accepted Answer

Yes: People with schizophrenia may have only hallucinations or only delusions or both.  However, they don't have to have either for the diagnosis to be made.  They may have only disorganized speech or behavior.  
It is also possible to have hallucinations or delusions and NOT have schizophrenia.

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