WHO'S THAT PATIENT
Someone believes they are dead and their organs are rotting.
What is Cotard's Delusion?
Objects appear much smaller or larger than they actually are.
What is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
A person fakes illness for attention.
What is Factitious Disorder?
This rare phenomenon occurs when two closely associated individuals share the same delusion.
What is Folie à Deux?
A person thinks multiple strangers are actually one person in disguise
What is Fregoli Delusion?
A loud “explosion” sound is heard when falling asleep, but nothing is actually there.
What is Exploding Head Syndrome?
A person feels a strong desire to amputate a healthy limb.
What is Apotemnophilia?
This syndrome is characterized by extreme hoarding, self-neglect, and social withdrawal, often in older adults.
What is Diogenes Syndrome?
Someone is convinced they have transformed into a wolf.
What is Clinical Lycanthropy?
A tourist becomes severely distressed because a famous city doesn’t meet expectations.
What is Paris Syndrome?
A compulsion to consume parts of one’s own body.
What is Autocannibalism?
This condition causes sudden blindness, paralysis, or other physical symptoms without a medical cause, often triggered by psychological stress.
What is Conversion Disorder?
A person insists their mom has been replaced by an identical imposter.
What is Capgras Syndrome?
Overwhelming emotional/physical reaction to art or beauty.
What is Stendhal Syndrome?
A syndrome involving fear that one’s genitals are shrinking or disappearing.
What is Koro Syndrome?
This condition involves mixing of the senses, such as seeing colors when hearing music.
What is Synesthesia?
A person believes their hand is acting on its own, without their control.
What is Alien Hand Syndrome?
A cultural syndrome involving anxiety from “thinking too much.”
What is Kufungisisa?
This condition causes someone to believe a person—often a stranger or celebrity—is secretly in love with them.
What is Erotomania (de Clérambault Syndrome)?
This disorder involves an inability to speak in certain social situations despite having the ability to speak normally elsewhere.
What is Selective Mutism?