You are assigned to work with a client who has psychosis. In your assessment of this client, you would assess for one or more of three phenomena that are characteristic of psychosis
These three phenomena of psychosis include disordered thought and which of the following phenomena? a. delusions and hallucinations
b. illusions and confusions
c. tangentiality and circumstantiality
d. bizarreness and aggression
A
Psychosis is characterized by disordered thoughts, hallucinations, and delusions. Hallucinations are the misinterpretation of the environment without sensory input, and delusions are false fixed ideas or beliefs.
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