Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else could see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ______
a) delusions
b) hallucinations
c) obsessions
d) compulsions
ANS: B, When one experiences false perceptions, such as seeing demons or hearing voices, one is having hallucinations.
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