COGS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cognitive Therapy, Face Perception, Monothematic Delusion
28 Aug 2018
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Multiple different versions and cases of delusions. Mirrored self misidentification; the belief that when you look into a mirror the person you see there is not you, but some stranger who looks like you. Tilted mirror equals acknowledgement of self, when cant see face. Capgras delusion; the belief that someone emotionally close to you typically a family member has been replaced by an imposter. Several hundred cases reported in the literature since the first detailed report by the french psychiatrist joseph capgras in 1923. Cotard delusion; the belief that you are dead. Named after the french psychiatrist jules cotard, who first described the delusion in 1880. Fregoli delusion: the belief that you are constantly being followed by people whom you know but cannot recognise (because they are always in disguise) The condition is named after the italian actor leopoldo fregoli, who was renowned for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act.
