Jake Makes Repeated Visits to His Doctor Because He Thinks

question 175

Multiple Choice

Jake makes repeated visits to his doctor because he thinks that parasitic insects are crawling on his skin and are causing massive infections in his body.He refuses to accept the doctor's assurances that there are no insects.Jake is suffering from

• A)a somatic type of delusional disorder.
• B)delusions of influence.
• C)delusions of reference.
• D)catatonic schizophrenia.

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