Ja’quan is watching the news. The first story is about a little girl who was murdered. He feels certain that this story is a mes

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Ja’quan is watching the news. The first story is about a little girl who was murdered. He feels certain that this story is a mes

sage especially for him that contains hidden meaning. Ja'quan's belief that the news story is a message for him illustrates ____ delusions.

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anygoal [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-19T08:12:46+03:00

Answer: Referential delusions

Explanation: Referential delusion or delusion of reference is defined as idea of reference that has strong stay in mind. The person persisting the referential delusion will have a strong idea that does not gets altered even if actual evidences are presented to contradict the ideas.

According to the question's situation, Ja'quan's belief displays referential delusion as he is not able to change the mind concept regarding the case mentioned in the news. He refers the news story's message specially for himself rather than knowing that the message of the news is for everyone for staying safe and alert.