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Q: What does it mean when a person has hallucinations?
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Can auditory command hallucinations cause behavior that is incongrous with the person's character?

Auditory command hallucinations can be the cause of behavior that is totally incompatible with the person's character - even immoral or illegal behavior.Auditory hallucinations should not be an excuse for a person to carry out wrongful deeds but they can certainly be the cause.


What does the term hallucinogen mean?

A substance that will cause hallucinations.


What is medical term when a person sees imaginary people?

hallucinations :D


Are hallucinations a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

No, hallucinations are a positive symptom. The difference between a negative and positive symptom is that a negative symptom means that something usually present in normal people (affect, social interaction) is missing, while a positive symptom means that something is present in the person that is not present in normal people (hallucinations, delusional thinking).


How hallucinogens cause hallucinations?

The exact nature of how hallucinogens cause hallucinations is not known, but it is thought that they mimic the actions of neurotransmitters and bind to receptor sites in the brain. This causes a person to experience sensations that are not real.


Are hallucinations real?

No, that's why they are called hallucinations!


Can an Urinary Track Infection cause hallucinations in the elderly?

The causes of hallucinations in an elderly person with UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) are many. If the infection causes a high fever that can lead to hallucinations and even delirium. The dugs used for treating the infections may be the cause of halluciantions either by themselves or by their interaction with the other medications. And remember that an elderly person may be receiving many drugs simultaneously for a variety of ailments such as arthritis, hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, etc. Finally an elderly person with UTI may be having hallucinations from causes unrelated to the infection.


What does it mean when you see and feel people that are not there?

In most cases when a person sees things that are not there it is called 'hallucinations.' Some people believe in ghosts (entities) and say they have experienced seeing something and when they looked back it was gone.


Does missing a loved one cause hallucinations or dreams of the person?

Longing for an absent loved one can certainly lead to dreams (daydreams or dreams during sleep) of that person. Hallucinations, by contrast, are visions or illusions of something that is not real while one is awake, and require urgent medical attention.


Can you see evidence of hallucinations on MRI results?

you can not see evidence of hallucinations but you can see what may be causing and provoking hallucinations such as a tumor.


Why do you keep seeing hearts every were is it related to GOD?

Well, I don't see hearts everywhere. It must be you. You are have beautiful hallucinations. Through, if by hearts you mean the cardiovascular muscle type, then you are having horrible, grotesque hallucinations.


What does it mean to see demons?

Seeing demons can be a manifestation of fear, stress, or mental health issues like hallucinations or delusions. It can also be attributed to sleep paralysis, a phenomenon in which a person feels awake but unable to move during the transition between sleep and wakefulness, often accompanied by vivid, frightening hallucinations.