Which assessment finding would be likely for a patient experiencing a hallucination? The patient:
a. looks at shadows on a wall and says, "I see scary faces."
b. states, "I feel bugs crawling on my legs and biting me."
c. reports telepathic messages from the television.
d. speaks in rhymes.
ANS: B
A hallucination is a false sensory perception occurring without a corresponding sensory stimulus. Feeling bugs on the body when none are present is a tactile hallucination. Misinterpreting shadows as faces is an illusion. An illusion is a misinterpreted sensory perception. The other incorrect options apply to thought insertion and clang associations.
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