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== Characteristics of delusionary thinking ==
== Characteristics of delusionary thinking ==
''See also:'' [[Irrational thinking]] and [[Evidence-based thinking]] and [[Intellectual humility]]
''See also:'' [[Delusion]] and [[Pride]] and [[Superiority complex]] and [[Egocentric Thinking|Egocentric thinking]] and [[Hubris]] and [[Evidence-based thinking]] and [[Intellectual humility]]
* Unwavering [[belief]] that what they think is real despite all evidence to the contrary
* Unwavering [[belief]] that what they think is real despite all evidence to the contrary
* Persistence of holding the belief in spite of all evidence to the contrary
* Persistence of holding the [[belief]] in spite of all evidence to the contrary
* Defensiveness when the delusionary belief is challenged
* Defensiveness when the delusionary belief is challenged. See also: [[Denialism]] and [[Rationalization (Psychology)|Rationalization]]
* Behaviorial changes that involved abnormal behavior
* Person holding the delusionary belief has an exaggerated sense of self-importance. See also: [[Pride]] and [[Superiority complex]] and [[Egocentric Thinking|Egocentric thinking]] and [[Hubris]]
* Person holding the delusionary belief has an exaggerated sense of their competence. See also: [[Dunning-Kruger effect]] and [[Intellectual humility]]
* Behaviorial changes commonly associated abnormal thinking and behavior (Obsessive thinking, compulsive thinking/behavior, [[negative thinking]], paranoid thinking, [[depression]], etc.)
== Types of delusions ==
== Types of delusions ==