Nick Is Admitted to a Mental Institution Because He Hears

question 5

Multiple Choice

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else could see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as

• A) delusions.
• B) obsessions.
• C) hallucinations.
• D) compulsions.

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Definitions:

Py/o

Py/o is a prefix in medical terminology meaning pus.

Thorac/o

A prefix used in medical terms related to the chest or thoracic part of the body.

Trache/o

A combining form used in medical terms that relates to the trachea, the large airway leading from the larynx to the lungs.

Bronch/o

A combining form denoting relation to the bronchi, the major air passages of the lungs.