How Do the Delusions in Delusional Disorder Differ from the Delusions

question 99

Multiple Choice

How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia?

• A) In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening.
• B) In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening.
• C) In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen.
• D) There is no difference. Delusions are defined similarly for all conditions.

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