What is a delusion? What type of delusions are most common in schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
A delusion is a thought, a cognition, with no basis in reality. Common delusions involve
believing that one's actions or thoughts are being controlled by some external force, that
one's thoughts are being broadcasted, and that thoughts are being inserted into one's mind.
These delusions are all consistent with the disorganized thoughts commonly seen in
schizophrenia.
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In a signal detection task, Jenny tends to be a "yea-sayer." She will have ________
a. more misses than "naysayers." b. more correct rejections than "naysayers." c. more false alarms than "naysayers." d. fewer hits than "naysayers."
According to Sigmund Freud, the ___________ of the dream refers to the client's memory of the things, people, and events in the dream
a) manifest content b) free association c) latent content d) resistance