Hallucination
It is the Perception without any obvious stimulus
Types of hallucination with their key features
1.Auditory hallucination
2.Visual hallucination
3.Olfactory hallucination
4.Gustatory hallucination
5.Tactile hallucination
6.Kinetic hallucination
7.Delusional zoopathy
8.pseudohallucinations
1.Auditory hallucination
*Person hears non-existent sounds.
*Most common type of hallucination.
*Common in schizophrenic patient.
2.Visual hallucination
*Person sees something that does not exist
*Common in acute organic brain stem conditions
3.Olfactory hallucination
*Person smells odors that do not exist.
*Odors are usually unpleasant.
*Can occur in schizophrenia and organic states.
*It can also be caused by Epilepsy
4.Gustatory hallucination
*Person tastes something that is not
present
*Seen in depression
5.Tactile hallucination
*Person senses that they are being touched when they are not.
*Commonly associated with substance use such as cocaine or amphetamine
6.Kinetic hallucination
*Sensation of flying or moving the body or a part of body.
*Also known as motor hallucination
7.Delusional zoopathy
Delusional belief + feeling of animals/
insects crawling in the body
8.pseudohallucinations
Patient can distinguish them from
reality
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