- Fixed fantasy
A fixed fantasy — also known as a "dysfunctional schema" — is a belief or system of beliefs held by a single individual to be genuine, but that cannot be verified in reality. The term is typically applied to individuals suffering from some type of
psychiatric dysregulation , most often apersonality disorder .A fixed fantasy differs from a
delusion or delusional system in that, superficially, a fixed fantasy tends to appear plausible, and the person expressing the fantasy is not suffering a break from reality, as occurs in a delusional state.A fixed fantasy also differs from a
religion orsuperstition in that these are culturally bound, whereas a fixed fantasy is specific to an individual.In and of themselves, fixed fantasies are typically not harmful, but they can sometimes interfere with an individual's ability to develop a coherent and integrated life experience.
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Magical thinking
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