A widespread critique of the DSM definition is that not enough weight is given to the consequences of having the delusion for the well-being of the person reporting it.
Maybe Friedman, knowing that he can only go so far in giving any member of Congress a moment of clarity, felt the need to add a dose of self-delusion for the sake of verisimilitude.
Holistic philosophy is the perfect delusion for the spoiled brat of any age who, all decked out in the latest fashion, loves to talk about solving the problems of the world but has no intention of sweating a drop in achieving this noble goal.
Or it could stand for the delusions of the novel's three heroines, which by book's end are as deflated as the Hindenburg.
However, motivational factors can still play an important role in the explanation of some delusions, for instance by partially determining the specific content of the reported delusional state.
And it was no favor to Pound and even less so the world that he was allowed to indulge those delusions for so long and to the degree he did.
Exploiting her painful singing of coloratura arias for laughs and her pathetic self-delusion for sympathy, the play walked a weird tightrope.
Also, don't get involved with their delusions, for example when I thought the witch was trying to destroy my heart with black magic, and I told you this, do not become a part of the delusion by telling me you will help me fight the witch.
The celebrity world is one of delusion, both for the celebrities and their fans.
Some legal observers of the trial have quickly concluded that the show going on in the federal courthouse is an exercise in self-delusion, all for the purpose of allowing Mr. Bulger — who sought the trial when he pleaded not guilty to all charges against him — to profess to the world that he abided by his personal code.
Once and young, they come, hungry to walk that tenuous line between self-awareness and self-delusion necessary for the act of creation.
