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- The conviction of the individual that his or her thoughts, words, and
actions, may in some manner cause or prevent outcomes in a way that defies the
normal laws of cause and effect.
- A conviction that thinking equates with doing. Occurs in dreams in
children, in primitive peoples, and in patients under a variety of conditions.
Characterized by lack of realistic relationship between cause and effect.
Source: Edgerton, Jane E. 1994. American Psychiatric Glossary, 7th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press
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