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A woman diagnosed as schizophrenic announces that she has a plan to end poverty and homelessness in the world and that the pope has given her secret instructions on how this can be accomplished. her thinking is indicative of a delusion of .

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Her thinking is indicative of a delusion of "grandeur".

A delusion of grandeur is the settled, false conviction that one has unrivaled characteristics, for example, virtuoso, notoriety, power, or riches. It is frequently a side effect of schizophrenia, yet can likewise be a side effect found in insane or bipolar disarranges, and also dementia.
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