The nurse understands that when a client is talking about the voices in his head, the client is experiencing:
A) a delusion.
B) a hallucination.
C) an illusion.
D) confusion.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Hallucinations, sensory impressions that are based on internal stimulations, have no basis in reality. Hearing voices when no one is there is a typical auditory hallucination. Delusions are fixed beliefs, not based in reality. Illusions are misperceptions of actual stimuli.
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