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    hallucination
    /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present: "he continued to suffer from horrific hallucinations"

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  2. neurolaunch.com › hallucinations-definition-psychologyHallucinations in Psychology: Types, Causes, and Treatment

    Sep 15, 2024 · Hallucinations: A Comprehensive Definition. In the realm of psychology, hallucinations are defined as perceptual experiences that occur in the absence of external stimuli. They’re vivid, substantial, and perceived as real by the individual experiencing them.

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  4. www.verywellhealth.com › hallucinations-2488618What Are the Causes of Hallucinations? - Verywell Health

    Sep 21, 2024 · A hallucination is the experience of a sensation in the absence of a provoking stimulus. The hallucinated sensation can be visual, auditory, tactile, and sometimes olfactory or gustatory. For example, a tactile hallucination is when you feel something crawling on your skin but nothing is there.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PsychosisPsychosis - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · A hallucination is defined as sensory perception in the absence of external stimuli. Hallucinations are different from illusions and perceptual distortions, which are the misperception of external stimuli. Hallucinations may occur in any of the senses and take on almost any form.

  6. www.betterhelp.com › advice › schizophreniaSchizophrenia Hallucinations - BetterHelp

    Sep 6, 2024 · Hallucinations typically involve sensory experiences that may impact a person's sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch. Each of these potential hallucination types can have its own set of distinct effects. Visual hallucinations: Those with schizophrenia may see people, objects, or other visual elements that do not actually exist.

  7. www.newhealthadvisor.org › hallucinations-in-the-elderlyCauses and Treatments of Hallucinations in the Elderly

    4 days ago · Also called sensory hallucination, a hallucination refers to an abnormal sensory perception, which could be visual or auditory in nature. You are hallucinated when you have abnormal sensory perception while being awake and conscious.

  8. www.healthyplace.com › bipolar-disorder › psychosisPsychosis Symptoms: What Are Hallucinations and Delusions?

    3 days ago · Hallucinations are about the senses. They are not thoughts or dreams or wishes. If you experience something involving seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling or touching as though it truly happened and yet it's hard to tell fact from fiction, it's more likely a hallucination. Bipolar Delusions: Another Psychotic Symptom

  9. en.yestherapyhelps.com › the-15-types-of-hallucinations-andThe 15 types of hallucinations (and their possible causes)

    4 days ago · What are hallucinations? Basically, hallucinations they are perceptive experiences non-existent for the rest of the world ; they only seem real to the person who lives them. This phenomenon is much more common than most people think, it can occur in any perceptual modality and usually have characteristics similar to a normal perception.