{"id":35410,"date":"2020-08-07T07:01:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T07:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=35410"},"modified":"2023-09-28T05:01:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:01:40","slug":"megalomania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/megalomania\/","title":{"rendered":"Megalomania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pathological preoccupation with delusions of power or wealth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A delusion of grandeur in which a person believes that he or she is an unusually great person or is carrying out spectacular plans and events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A psychiatric disorder in which a person believes they are very powerful and important.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Abnormal state of mind in which the person has delusions of grandeur and believes him- self\/herself to be of great power, importance, or achievement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Delusions of grandeur, such as being God, royalty, etc. It may be a feature of a schizophrenic or manic illness or of cerebral syphilis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A delusion of grandeur or an insane belief in a person\u2019s own extreme greatness, goodness, or power.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A psychosis characterized by ideas of personal exaltation and delusions of grandeur.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An inflated perception of one&#8217;s significance or capability is common in mania, termed as megalomania. 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