noun
persecutory delusion; delusion of pursuit
A psychoanalytic term for the delusional belief that one is being followed, watched, or persecuted. Used in clinical or academic contexts.
追跡妄想は統合失調症の症状の一つとして現れることがある。
Persecutory delusions can appear as one of the symptoms of schizophrenia.
被害妄想 is a broader term for delusions of persecution or being harmed, while 追跡妄想 specifically focuses on the belief of being followed or pursued.
Compound of 追跡 (ついせき, 'pursuit, tracking') and 妄想 (もうそう, 'delusion'). The term is a direct calque of the English 'delusion of pursuit' or 'persecutory delusion', used in psychoanalytic literature.