A Person with Schizophrenia Reports That She Frequently Hears a Voice

question 282

Multiple Choice

A person with schizophrenia reports that she frequently hears a voice from God telling her that she is God's messenger and that she needs to save all the whales. The fact that she actually believes she is an agent of God would be considered an example of a(n) ______________, whereas the fact that she hears this message (as opposed to seeing or feeling God's presence) represents an example of a(n) ______________.

• A)visual hallucination; delusion of grandeur
• B)auditory hallucination; delusion of persecution
• C)delusion of persecution; delusion of grandeur
• D)delusion of grandeur; auditory hallucination

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