Shandra believes that the weatherman on Cable 10 is delivering messages from outer space to Earth. This is an example of

A) a negative symptom.
B) alogia.
C) a tangential thought.
D) a hallucination.
E) a delusion.

Delusion

A false belief or judgment, often of persecution or grandeur, that indicates an illness in the perception of reality.

Negative Symptom

A term often used in psychiatry that refers to the absence or diminution of normal functions or behaviors, such as blunted emotions or social withdrawal.

Hallucination

A perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception, often seen in psychiatric conditions.