偏執狂

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偏執狂（paranoia，台灣又譯妄想狂）在醫學中是一種具有極度焦慮及恐懼特性的思考方式。且其經常是非理性的妄想。「Paranoia」一詞源自希臘文的「παράνοια」，大致的意思是「瘋狂」。過去這個字也用來表示各種妄想狀態。

偏執狂 Paranoia
症狀	paranoid behavior[*]
類型	精神分裂症譜系障礙[*]、神經系統症狀[*]
分類和外部資源
醫學專科	精神病學、​心理學、​心理治療
ICD-10	F20.0, F22.0, F22.8
ICD-9-CM	295.3, 297.1, 297.2

偏執狂與恐懼症的差別在於恐懼症對於各種事物的非理性及永久性恐懼，通常是沒有理由的。而偏執狂通常是害怕他人有目的的行為。

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