Mr.James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings.Mr.James is most clearly suffering from

A) compulsions.
B) catatonia.
C) delusions.
D) hallucinations.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often observed in psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, often occurring in psychiatric conditions.

Compulsions

Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.