Question

During a one-on-one interaction with a client with paranoid-type schizophrenia, the client says to the nurse, "I’ve figured out how foreign agents have infiltrated the news media. They want to shut me up before I spill the beans." How should the nurse describe this statement when documenting this client’s response?
a. Nihilistic delusion.
b. Delusions of persecution.
c. Delusions of control.
d. Delusions of grandeur.

Answer 1

Answer:b. Delusions of persecution.