Aaron has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has delusions of control, believing that his sister's teddy bear is trying to influence him. It is most likely that Aaron is ____

a. unaware of the illogical nature of his delusion
b. faking the delusion to get attention
c. using the delusion to escape responsibility for his actions
d. aware that the delusion is illogical


A

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