The television talks to Evelyn. It tells her the police are out to get her. Evelyn actually hears these voices, even though they are really a figment of her own mind. Because Evelyn has schizophrenia, she is most likely experiencing a(n) __________.

A. delusion
B. flat affect
C. evolution
D. hallucination


Answer: D

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a. Displacement
b. Regression
c. Projection
d. Sublimation
e. Denial

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The brain is composed of billions of ______.

A. cortices B. neurons C. lobes D. synapses

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The hippocampus in some patients with schizophrenia

a. is smaller than normal b. is larger than normal. c. shows unusual disorganization. d.

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The nervous system is subdivided into two major divisions. What are they?

a. somatic and autonomic b. peripheral and somatic c. central and peripheral d. sympathetic and parasympathetic

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