The Secret Service has brought Ben to the emergency room of a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. He was found trying to scale the fence that surrounds the White House and insists that he is the President of the United States. Family members confirm that Ben is being treated for schizophrenia. What type of delusion is Ben experiencing?

A) Influence
B) Self-significance
C) Persecution or paranoid
D) Somatic


B

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