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Hunter Crouch
on Dec 23, 2024Verified
Gigi, who has schizophrenia, believes that she was sent by God to one day rule the world. Her belief is an example of a(n) ________.
A) phobia
B) delusion
C) alogia
D) hallucination
Schizophrenia
A profound mental health condition characterized by major anomalies in thinking, feeling, self-conception, expressive language, perception, and behavior.
Delusion
A false belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often of a paranoid or bizarre nature and associated with psychiatric conditions.
- Describe the characteristics, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia.
- Distinguish between different types of delusions and hallucinations in psychotic disorders.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the characteristics, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia.
- Distinguish between different types of delusions and hallucinations in psychotic disorders.
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