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Cotard delusion



  The Cotard delusion or Walking Corpse syndrome is the delusional belief you're dead, are dying or lost internal organs.



  Jules Cotard described the syndrome having degrees of severity. A mild state characterized by despair and self-loathing.



  Similar to Capgras delusion, a disconnect between recognizing faces and attributing emotions to them. Its the sense an observed face is not what it purports to be and lacks familiarity that should be associated with it. They see a relative's face as an impostor. If they see their own face, it's dismissed, with no association with their sense of self, adding to the sense they do not exist.



  Because chronic self-concepts and self-esteem are vital in understanding the world, providing a sense of coherence and guiding action, people are motivated to keep them by self-verification.



  There are individual differences in people's view of themselves. Positive self-views work with the motive for self-enhancement. For example, those who see themselves as 'insightful' encourage them to seek evidence that others recognize their insightfulness.



  Negative self-views find betterment competing. Consider someone disorganized. Self-enhancement would cause him to look for assurance they are thought of as organized, when they'd, really, look to find others think of them disorganized. Self-verification prevails when people are, either, certain of self-concepts or they are depressed.



  Self-verification strivings have undesirable consequences for those depressed or with negative self-views. They are drawn to gravitate toward partners who undermine their feelings of self-worth, people who mistreat, or, otherwise, abuse them.



  Self-verification theory suggests people shape opinion before they begin interacting with them. Identity cues, impressions, and their management contribute to signals sent to prospective partners.



  Self-verification influences the social context people get into and stay in. People reject those who give feedback that does not conform to their self-view. For example, married people with negative views reject partners who see them positively, and vice-versa. Divorce is more common among those whose partners perceived them too favorably. People gravitate toward relationships that confirmed self-views and fled from those that did not.





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