paraphrenia
- noun
- /ˌpærəˈfriniə/
- Specialized
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parafrenia
- People with paraphrenia may appear socially adept despite having persistent delusions.
Examples
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The psychiatrist diagnosed the elderly patient with paraphrenia due to her elaborate delusional system.
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Recent studies suggest that paraphrenia often emerges in later life compared to other forms of schizophrenia.
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The diagnosis of paraphrenia can be challenging.
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She has been living with paraphrenia for several years.
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Individuals diagnosed with paraphrenia often maintain normal social interactions while experiencing persistent delusions.
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The woman displayed symptoms of paraphrenia, including a strong belief in her imaginary friendships.
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After months of treatment, the doctor noted that the patient's paraphrenia did not significantly impair her daily life.
Synonyms
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A serious mental illness that makes people lose touch with reality, for example hearing things that are not real
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A severe mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality and may have false beliefs
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A serious mental illness with strong false beliefs of being threatened or being very important
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A mental health problem with strong false beliefs that last a long time and do not change when shown proof
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A serious mental illness that makes people lose contact with reality and withdraw from others
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A serious mental illness where a person loses touch with reality and talks or thinks in a confused way
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An old name for a serious mental illness like schizophrenia that causes loss of clear thinking and feeling
A mental illness with long-lasting false beliefs while people still manage daily life
A type of schizophrenia where people wrongly believe others will harm them or a partner is cheating while appearing normal
Surface Forms
Morphology
paraphrenia = para + phren + ia
The word is built from classical elements meaning roughly 'beside' and 'mind', but this medical term is not transparent to an average English learner.
Etymology
Paraphrenia comes from Greek parts para- ('beside' or 'abnormal') and phrēn ('mind'), and it uses the same 'phrenia' you see in schizophrenia. So it names a mental condition where a person develops long-lasting false beliefs while their personality and social skills often remain fairly normal.