Paranoia
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Paranoia''' is an excessive [[anxiety]] or [[fear]] concerning one's own [[well-being]] which is considered [[irrational]] and excessive, perhaps to the point of being a [[psychosis]]. This typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a likely threat. In the original [[Greek language|Greek]], παράνοια (''paranoia'') means simply madness (para = outside; nous = mind) and it is this use which was traditionally used in [[psychiatry]] to describe any [[delusional]] state. However, the exact use of the term has changed over time in [[medicine]], and because of this, modern psychiatric usage may vary. Paranoia is distinct from [[phobias]] where there is an irrational and persistent fear (generally without blame) of certain situations, objects, animals, activities, or social settings. By contrast, the paranoid person blames and/or fears ''intelligent'' beings for their supposedly ''intentional'' actions. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] |
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Paranoia is an excessive anxiety or fear concerning one's own well-being which is considered irrational and excessive, perhaps to the point of being a psychosis. This typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a likely threat. In the original Greek, παράνοια (paranoia) means simply madness (para = outside; nous = mind) and it is this use which was traditionally used in psychiatry to describe any delusional state. However, the exact use of the term has changed over time in medicine, and because of this, modern psychiatric usage may vary. Paranoia is distinct from phobias where there is an irrational and persistent fear (generally without blame) of certain situations, objects, animals, activities, or social settings. By contrast, the paranoid person blames and/or fears intelligent beings for their supposedly intentional actions. [1] [May 2007]
