Sign

True hallucinations

Pseudohallucinations

Perception of a hallucinatory Is objective and real in the

image
patients consciousness and
can not be distinguished from
real perception

Perceived as something being

subjective and at the same
time abnormal, rather distinct
from real images, ideas,
fantasies
and
true
hallucinations
Judgment
on
how
a Conviction of the usual way of Conviction
of
unusual
hallucinatory image is being perception by one of real perception by a non-existent
imprinted
analyzers
analyzer (the inner self, the
inner sight, the inner hearing)
Identification
of
a Complete identification with
Is not present. A hallucinatory
hallucinatory image with the alienation of a hallucinatory image has special features
real one
image from a subject
allowing the subject to
distinguish this image from
the real one
A projection of a hallucinatory A projection of a hallucinatory
image
image, as a rule, in a physical
material world, in real space
within reach of the analyzer.
A feeling of something being Is always absent
purposely created

A projection of a hallucinatory
image, as a rule, in subjective
space; it is frequently out of
reach of the analyzer.
Is almost always present

Actual behavior (behavior Can almost always be seen

corresponds to the content of
hallucinatory suffering)

The behavior is almost always

dissociated from the content of
hallucinations

Social conviction
(the patient is sure that the
surrounding people see the
same image
A threatening hallucinatory
image
Daily fluctuations
extent of symptom.

Course

of

Can be seen in almost every Almost always absent

case

A threat to life primarily,

health and well-being of the
patient and his relatives
the As a rule, as a kind of
hallucinatory
experiences
progressing to hallucinatory
loads in the evening and at
night
It is frequently acute, but
relatively not prolonged

Mental sphere of the patient

Are not present, as a rule

It is frequently
subacute, prolonged

chronic,