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The term “grandiosity” is used to describe the larger-than-life feelings of superiority often experienced by those in a manic, hypomanic, or mixed episode. It has been described as an exaggerated sense of one’s importance, power, knowledge, or identity. It may contain religious overtones. It also occurs in delusional disorder.
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Blevins, N.C. (2011). Grandiosity. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_2078
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