(February 27, 2018 at 2:34 pm)Shell B Wrote:(February 26, 2018 at 9:47 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: Surely you're changing the definition here. The DSM-5 doesn't say anything about the crippling effect of the delusion.
It is assumed by its presence in the book. A mental disorder, disordered thinking, whatever you want to call it all boils down to coping. A person may be chronically nervous about school, but unless they start having panic attacks and avoiding school, they don't have a disorder. A mental disorder must cause disruption of a person's life to be considered such. Therefore, if the delusion is not causing disruption, it's not a disorder. I think we can agree that there's a big difference between a person who believes god answers her prayers and a person who believes god is speaking through her literally.
Right. Another example is someone believing a god exists versus believing that they are immune to snake venom because the bible says so. One is obviously more impactful and disruptive than the other, even if I personally think that neither is factually true.
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