hallucination

  • 121genuine hallucination —    Also referred to as true hallucination, veridical hallucination, and hallucination proper. The term genuine hallucination is indebted to the Latin adjective genuinus, which means innate. All four terms are used to denote a * sensory deception… …

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  • 122hemianopic hallucination —    Also known as hemianoptic hallucination, hemi anoptic optical hallucination, hemiopic hallucination, hemioptic hallucination, and hemihallucination. The term hemianopic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words hèmi (half), an (not), and… …

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  • 123hyperaroused hallucination —    The term hyperaroused hallucination is indebted to the Greek words huper (to exceed a certain boundary) and arousal (state of alertness and readiness for action). It was probably introduced in 1969 by the American psychophar macologist Roland… …

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  • 124hypoaroused hallucination —    The term hypoaroused hallucination is indebted the Greek prefix hupo (below, beneath) and arousal (state of alertness and readiness for action). It was probably introduced in 1969 by the American psychopharmacologist Roland Fischer to denote a …

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  • 125ictal hallucination —    The term ictal hallucination is indebted to the Latin noun ictus, which means blow or thrust. In neurology the term ictus is used to denote a paroxysmal epileptic seizure. The term ictal hallucination refers to a hallucination occurring in the …

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  • 126intrinsic olfactory hallucination —    Also known as bodily hallucinated smell. The term intrinsic olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin words intrinsecus (within, on the inside) and ol(e)facere (to smell). It was introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the Canadian… …

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  • 127intuitive hallucination —    The term intuitive hallucination is indebted to the Latin noun intuitus, which means sight, the looking at . It was used, and possibly also introduced, by the 19th century French dream researcher Maurice Macario to denote a hallucination not… …

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  • 128kinaesthetic hallucination —    Also known as kinesthetic hallucination, kinaesthetic illusion, and hallucination of motion. The term kinaesthetic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words kinèsis (movement) and aisthèsis (feeling). In a broad sense, it is used to denote… …

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