Capgra Symptom

Title: "Capgras symptom"

Capgras syndrome (lat. Capgras - auditory hallucinosis, or pseudohallucination; lat. -sensium distorted perception; also sometimes called hallucinations of doubles) - perception disorders; an incorrectly identified sick relative (usually the mother) imagines another person as the hostage taker (along with the sick person's family) or as someone who lives in close proximity to the sick person's home. Most often, the case is presented as if the detained man is distracted by another woman from what he is doing. Typically these

Capgras symptom is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of illusions associated with the image of a false suspicion that a loved one or another person is a “ghost” (i.e., a double, copy, clone) of another loved one. Most often, this disorder is observed in older men.

Main signs of the disease:

1. The most common form of the disease is false recognition among others. A person suffering from this symptom may mistakenly perceive a completely different person as a close and friendly acquaintance nearby, and call his real personality an alien. Even if someone fully matches the description of the "invader", a patient in a state of false recognition may refuse to believe it. At the same time, their speech becomes disoriented, turning into delirium and mania. 2. Another sign of this manifestation can be false pictures based on hallucinations, the object of which is often a double person, from whom patients run away, wanting to protect themselves from him. One of the manifestations of the disease may be the manifestation of auditory deceptions, with which the patient may display an aggressive reaction. 3. It happens that the illusion of a double is replaced by transformation into an enemy, which is accompanied by attempts to kill. In addition, there are personality deceptions, most often of an accusative nature. In this case, the patient blames a completely different loved one about whom he initially had positive opinions. Sometimes such false confessions can result in accusations of lying, bribery or illegal actions, followed by major quarrels and scandals in the family. The deceptions of a vulnerable patient describe completely different nuances, characterized by colorful scenes that contradict the real relationships between loved ones. All this creates a feeling of surprise and concern. 4. Another component of the disease is pseudohallucinations. They can manifest themselves as the phenomena described earlier, but in this case actions occur without the presence of an “alien”. In this case, reality appears to a person in a completely distorted form. 5. Also, with the disease, an unbalanced affective state often manifests itself and