PSYCHIC SEIZURE

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N., Pam M.S.
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A partial seizure with illusion and hallucination and/or cognitive alterations. A purported form is the so called "psychic suicide" in which a subject dies from the willful desire to do so.

PSYCHIC SEIZURE: "Psychic seizure can be a very frightening experience for the subject."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PARTIAL SEIZURE
  2. SEIZURE
  3. FOCAL MOTOR SEIZURE
  4. ATONIC SEIZURE
  5. PHANTASM
  6. ECHO DES PENSEES
  7. ASSISTED DEATH
  8. BRIEF STIMULUS THERAPY (BST)
  9. SUICIDAL IDEATION
  10. EPILEPTIFORM SEIZURE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PSYCHIC SEIZURE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/psychic-seizure/ (accessed May 11, 2021).
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