Percy has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He reports hearing voices that command him to arrange a meeting with Milton the Chicken, the mascot of his favorite fast-food restaurant. He believes that Milton is working with INTERPOL to keep Percy from attaining his rightful position as leader of JfhkX. The voices Percy hears are and the plots Percy believes are .

A) delusions; hallucinations
B) delusions; delusions
C) hallucinations; hallucinations
D) hallucinations; delusions

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Percy has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He reports hearing voices that command him to arrange a meeting with Milton the Chicken, the mascot of his favorite fast-food restaurant. He believes that Milton is working with INTERPOL to keep Percy from attaining his rightful position as leader of JfhkX. The voices Percy hears are __________ and the plots Percy believes are __________ .

A) delusions; hallucinations
B) delusions; delusions
C) hallucinations; hallucinations
D) hallucinations; delusions

Riddhi Sharma · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Percy's report of hearing voices that command him to arrange a meeting with Milton the Chicken is an example of a hallucination. However, his belief that Milton is working with INTERPOL to keep him from attaining his rightful position as leader of JfhkX is a delusion. Therefore, the correct answer is D, hallucinations (for the voices he hears) and delusions (for the beliefs he holds).

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