Somatic Delusion (Noun)
Meaning
A delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient suffered from a somatic delusion that her limbs were being slowly replaced with artificial ones.
- He had a fixed somatic delusion that he was growing a third arm and would soon have to get used to it.
- The anorexic teenager's distorted body image fueled her somatic delusion that she was still morbidly obese.
- Despite medication, the woman's somatic delusion persisted that her internal organs were rotating in reverse.
- After the traumatic accident, the victim developed a somatic delusion that his legs were made of glass and would shatter if he moved them.