According to the videotape “Secrets of the Mind”, people with this disorder suffer from the delusion that people they know and love are “imposters”.Group of answer choicesA. Phantom Limb SyndromeB. The Capgras DelusionC. Temporal Lobe EpilepsyD. Munchausen’s Syndrome
Question
According to the videotape “Secrets of the Mind”, people with this disorder suffer from the delusion that people they know and love are “imposters”.Group of answer choicesA. Phantom Limb SyndromeB. The Capgras DelusionC. Temporal Lobe EpilepsyD. Munchausen’s Syndrome
Solution
The correct answer is B. The Capgras Delusion. This is a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member (or pet) has been replaced by an identical impostor.
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