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  2. Psychological perspectives on UFO belief - Wikipedia

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    In the husband's case, this interest predated his earliest claimed abductions which first onset with his marriage. The wife, who believed she was an alien in a human body, claimed such encounters since before her marriage. The two patients' shared delusion fed each other's beliefs until it was "owned by them as a believable symbiotic creation".

  3. Perspectives on the abduction phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    The hypnotized subject's existing beliefs may also lead them to create an alien abduction story under hypnosis; hypnotised individuals tend to believe thoughts, images, or ideas they have while under hypnosis originate from personal experience rather than other sources, such as the therapist's suggestions. [4]

  4. Psychosocial UFO hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    In ufology, the psychosocial hypothesis, abbreviated PSH, argues that at least some UFO reports are best explained by psychological or social means. It is often contrasted with the better-known extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH), and is particularly popular among UFO researchers in the United Kingdom, such as David Clarke, Hilary Evans, the editors of Magonia magazine, and many of the ...

  5. Interdimensional UFO hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The interdimensional hypothesis is a proposal that unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are the result of experiencing other "dimensions" that coexist separately alongside our own [1] in contrast with either the extraterrestrial hypothesis that suggests UFO sightings are caused by visitations from outside the Earth or the psychosocial hypothesis that argues UFO sightings are best ...

  6. Ideas and delusions of reference - Wikipedia

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    Believing that the lyrics of a song are specifically about them. Believing that the normal function of cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices is to send secret and significant messages that only they can understand or believe. Perceiving objects or events as having been deliberately set up to convey a particular meaning to themselves.

  7. Opinion: Science could finally discover aliens. What does ...

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    Is life on Earth a cosmic accident, or is the universe teeming with aliens? Science is about to take a fantastic leap forward in answering those questions. Opinion: Science could finally discover ...

  8. Extraterrestrial UFO hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) proposes that some unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are best explained as being physical spacecraft occupied by extraterrestrial intelligence or non-human aliens, or non-occupied alien probes from other planets visiting Earth. In spite of ardent believers that various UFO sightings are verifiable evidence ...

  9. Delusional disorder - Wikipedia

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    The delusion, if acted out, often leads to behaviors which are abnormal, and out of character, although perhaps understandable in light of the delusional beliefs. Other people who know the individual observe that the belief and behavior are uncharacteristic and alien. Additional characteristic of delusional disorder include the following: [17]