overvalued idea

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|psychiatry}} A [[false]] or [[exaggerated]] and sustained [[belief]] that is maintained with much less than [[delusional]] [[intensity]] (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.

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