Which of the following are examples of culture-related delusions?

• A. Evil eye, curses, spirits
• B. Grandiose delusions
• C. Nihilistic delusions
• D. Referential delusions

Answer: (A)

Culture-related delusions are fixed false beliefs that are shaped by the beliefs and practices of a specific cultural or religious group. They reflect how people in that culture understand the world, rather than universal themes of psychosis.

Evil eye, curses, and spirits are classic examples because they come from widely shared cultural ideas about supernatural harm, curses, or possession. When a person with a psychotic disorder adopts these beliefs as an unshakeable reality, within the cultural framework, they fit as culture-related delusions.

In contrast, grandiose, nihilistic, and referential delusions are more universal psychotic themes that can occur across cultures and are not tied to a particular cultural belief system. Grandiose delusions involve inflated self-importance, nihilistic delusions involve beliefs about nonexistence or meaninglessness, and referential delusions involve thinking ordinary events refer to oneself.