Psychiatry General f57933ad

Illusion is: September 2007

A false unshaken belief not keeping one's sociaocultural background

Perception without stimuli

Abnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus

Fear of closed spaces

High-Yield Explanation

Ans. C: Abnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulusIllusion is an abnormal perception caused by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus, sometimes precipitated by strong emotion, e.g. fear provoking a person to imagine they have seen an intruder in the shadows.

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