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In this podcast, Professor Richard Bentall talks to Raj Persaud about the various theories of delusions, focusing on early attachment theories and so-called 'tricky' cases of delusions.
Date published: 21 December 2015
Presenter: Dr Raj Persaud
Interviewee: Professor Richard Bentall
Audio running time: 26 minutes
Credits: 0.5
Learning outcomes
By the end of this podcast, we hope you will have gained an understanding of:
the relationship between biological and psychological theories of delusions
the Lafferty and Brievik cases discussed in the interview
the impact of early attachment deficits on the development of delusions
terror management theories.
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