Grandiosity

Definition

Exaggerated self-esteem or an unrealistic belief in one's superiority, importance, capacities, or identity.

Exclusions

• Grandiose delusion (MB26.05)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving content of thought

• MB26.0Delusion
• MB26.1Experiences of influence, passivity, and control
• MB26.3Homicidal ideation
• MB26.4Identity disturbance
• MB26.5Obsessions
• MB26.6Overvalued ideas
• MB26.7Paranoid ideation
• MB26.8Referential thinking