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• delusionA firmly held false belief despite clear evidence against it.
• denialRefusing to accept a painful fact or loss; also a stage of grief.
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• griefThe emotional response to a loss.
• hallucinationSeeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling something that is not there.

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