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[3] [2] In general, religion has been found to have "both a protective and a risk increasing effect" for schizophrenia. [ 4 ] A common report from those with schizophrenia is some type of religious belief that many medical practitioners consider to be delusional—such as the belief that they are possessed by demons, that a god is talking to ...
A religious experience of communication from heavenly or divine beings could be interpreted as a test of faith. An example of such is Joan of Arc, La Pucelle d'Orléans, [31] who rallied French forces late in the Hundred Years' War. Daniel Paul Schreber is an example of a supposed religious delusion occurring in a developed condition of ...
The Three Christs of Ypsilanti was first published in 1964. Rokeach came to think that his research had been manipulative and unethical, and he offered an apology in the afterword of the 1984 edition of the book: "I really had no right, even in the name of science, to play God and interfere round the clock with their daily lives."
The term messiah complex is not addressed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), as it is not a clinical term nor diagnosable disorder. However, the symptoms as a proposed disorder closely resemble those found in individuals with delusions of grandeur or with grandiose self-images that veer towards the delusional. [3]
[2] [3] Kalian and Witztum stressed that nearly all of the tourists who demonstrated the described behaviours were mentally ill prior to their arrival in Jerusalem. They further noted that, of the small proportion of tourists alleged to have exhibited spontaneous psychosis after arrival in Jerusalem, Bar-El et al. had presented no evidence that ...
Based on these histories (about which doubts exist) he has been suspected of psychotic or paranoid delusions. [3] [4] Commodus (161–192, ruled 177–192) succeeded his father Marcus Aurelius at the age of 19. He left government to different advisors during most of his reign, preferring to impress the public as a gladiator.
Hyperreligiosity is characterized by an increased tendency to report supernatural or mystical experiences, spiritual delusions, rigid legalistic thoughts, [citation needed] and extravagant expression of piety. [6] [7] Hyperreligiosity may also include religious hallucinations. Hyperreligiosity can also be expressed as intense atheistic beliefs. [1]
They compared the thoughts and behaviors of the most important figures in the Bible, such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Paul, [78] with patients affected by mental disorders related to the psychotic spectrum using different clusters of disorders and diagnostic criteria , [79] and concluded that these Biblical figures "may have had psychotic ...