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commonsense psychology

ideas about psychological issues derived from common experience and not necessarily from empirical laboratory or clinical studies. See folk psychology; popular psychology.

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content-thought disorder

content-thought disorder

a type of thought disturbance, typically found in schizophrenia and some other mental disorders (e.g., obsessive-compulsive disorder, mania), characterized by multiple fragmented delusions.