📚 noun • entry_id 60781
overvalued idea
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈvæljuːd aɪˈdɪə/
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idea sobrevalorada
A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.
In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Hypochondriasis, the person may have overvalued ideas that are difficult to distinguish from delusions; but people with these disorders general…
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