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A woman firmly and persistently feels her husband is cheating on her and she refuses to accept any proof given in the husband's support. The other family members do not support her belief. This is an example of -
A woman firmly and persistently feels her husband is cheating on her and she refuses to accept any proof given in the husband's support. The other family members do not support her belief. This is an example of -
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Fixed false belief held despite contrary proof equals a disorder of thought content.
Updated On: Jun 24, 2026
- Illusion
- Delusion
- Hallucination
- Perversion
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: To classify the symptom, identify whether the disturbance lies in belief or in perception. This case is about a conviction the patient will not give up.
Step 2: She is certain of her husband's infidelity, dismisses every piece of contrary evidence, and her family does not share the idea. A rigidly held, false, culturally unshared belief of this kind is by definition a delusion, and a jealousy theme makes it a delusion of infidelity.
Step 3: It is not an illusion (a real stimulus misread) nor a hallucination (a perception with no stimulus at all), and perversion concerns abnormal behaviour rather than belief.
Step 4: The disorder of thought content, not of perception, fixes the diagnosis.
\[\boxed{\text{Delusion}}\]
Step 2: She is certain of her husband's infidelity, dismisses every piece of contrary evidence, and her family does not share the idea. A rigidly held, false, culturally unshared belief of this kind is by definition a delusion, and a jealousy theme makes it a delusion of infidelity.
Step 3: It is not an illusion (a real stimulus misread) nor a hallucination (a perception with no stimulus at all), and perversion concerns abnormal behaviour rather than belief.
Step 4: The disorder of thought content, not of perception, fixes the diagnosis.
\[\boxed{\text{Delusion}}\]
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