Which of the following statements differentiates Obsessional idea from delusion:
Obsessions are considered senseless by the patient whereas patient has full belief in the delusions. For example, a patient who gets obsessive thoughts that "his hands are unclean" understands that his thought is not true and gets bothered by this repetitive thought whereas a patient with "delusion of infidelity" actually believes that his wife is cheating on him and continues to believes so irrespective of what others say.