What does pseudohallucination mean?
Definitions for pseudohallucination
pseu·do·hal·lu·ci·na·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
pseudohallucinationnoun
an image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal
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pseudohallucinationnoun
A brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised as being unreal
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pseudohallucination
A pseudohallucination is a type of hallucination in which a person is aware that what they are perceiving is not real. These sensory experiences can involve any of the senses and may appear to the person as vivid and very detailed. However, unlike true hallucinations, the person experiencing a pseudohallucination maintains insight and can usually discern that their experience is a product of their mind and not a part of reality.
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Pseudohallucination
A pseudohallucination is an involuntary sensory experience vivid enough to be regarded as a hallucination, but recognised by the patient not to be the result of external stimuli. Unlike normal hallucination, which occurs when one sees, hears, smells, tastes or feels something that is not there, with a complelling feeling or thought that it is real, pseudohallucinations are recognised by the person as unreal. In other words, it is a hallucination that is recognized as a hallucination, as opposed to a "normal" hallucination which would be perceived as real. An example used in psychiatry is the hearing of voices which are "inside the head" according to the patient; in contrast, a hallucination would be indistinguishable to the patient from a real external stimulus, e.g. "people were talking about me". The term is not widely used in the psychiatric and medical fields, as it is considered ambiguous; the term nonpsychotic hallucination is preferred. Pseudohallucinations, then, are more likely to happen with a hallucinogenic drug. A further distinction is sometimes made between pseudohallucinations and parahallucinations, the latter being a result of damage to the peripheral nervous system.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pseudohallucination in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pseudohallucination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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