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2. Paranoia - Wikipedia

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   Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. [1] Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself (i.e., "Everyone is out to get me" ).

3. 7 Tips for Dealing With Loved Ones With Dementia-Caused Paranoia

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   This can cause delusions, which commonly incites paranoia due to feelings of confusion, anxiety, and agitation. Maureen Nash, M.D. and medical director of Providence ElderPlace in Portland, Oregon ...

4. Paranoid personality disorder - Wikipedia

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   Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental disorder characterized by paranoia, and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. People with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive, easily insulted, and habitually relate to the world by vigilant scanning of the environment for clues or suggestions that may validate their fears or biases.

5. Paranoid anxiety - Wikipedia

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   Paranoid anxiety is a term used in object relations theory, particularly in discussions about the Paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions. The term was frequently used by Melanie Klein , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] especially to refer to a pre-depressive and persecutory sense of anxiety characterised by the psychological splitting of objects.

6. Persecutory delusion - Wikipedia

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   Persecutory delusion is often paired with anxiety, depression, disturbed sleep, low self-esteem, rumination and suicidal ideation. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] High rates of worry, similar to those in generalized anxiety disorder , are present in individuals with the delusion, moreover the level of worry has been linked to the persistence of the delusion ...

7. Defence mechanism - Wikipedia

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   Projection: A primitive form of paranoia. Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the undesirable impulses or desires without becoming consciously aware of them; attributing one's own unacknowledged, unacceptable, or unwanted thoughts and emotions to another; includes severe prejudice and jealousy, hypervigilance to external ...