偏執狂

偏執狂（英文：Paranoia，或譯「妄想狂」、「幻想狂」）在醫學中是一種具有極度焦慮及恐懼特性的思考方式。且其經常是非理性的妄想。「Paranoia」一詞源自希臘文的「παράνοια」，大致的意思是「瘋狂」。過去這個字也用來表示各種妄想狀態。

偏執狂與恐懼症的差別在於恐懼症對於各種事物的非理性及永久性恐懼，通常是沒有理由的。而偏執狂通常是害怕他人有目的的行為。

參考文獻 

 American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR: Fourth edition Text Revision) (2000)

延伸閱讀 

 
 Canneti, Elias (1962). Crowds and Power. Translated from the German by Carol Stewart. Gollancz, London. 1962.
 
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 Igmade (Stephan Trüby et al., eds.), 5 Codes: Architecture, Paranoia and Risk in Times of Terror, Birkhäuser 2006. ISBN 3-7643-7598-1
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 Sant, P. (2005). Delusional disorder. Punjab: Panjab University Chandigarh. ISBN 0-521-58180-X
 Sims, A. (2002). Symptoms in the mind: An introduction to descriptive psychopathology (3rd edition). Edinburgh: Elsevier Science Ltd. ISBN 0-7020-2627-1
 

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