A client with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia is admitted to the psychiatric unit of a local hospital. During the next several days, the client is seen laughing, yelling, and talking to himself. This behavior is characteristic of:
a) delusion.
b) looseness of association.
c) illusion.
d) hallucination.
Answer: d) hallucination.
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