The nurse documents a schizophrenic's delusion of persecution when the patient says:
a. "Did you know that I own this hospital and pay all these people to work for me?"
b. "My doctor talked to all the other patients, but not to me. He doesn't want me to get well."
c. "The president's speech tonight is going to give me a coded message."
d. "I am going to wait in front of the hospital this morning for my limousine to pick me up and take me to my private jet."
B
Delusions can be either grandiose or persecutory. An individual who believes he owns the hos-pital or is planning to be picked up by a limousine or has a private jet is having delusions of grandeur. Individuals with delusions of persecution believe that they are being persecuted by agencies, by other people, or by supernatural beings. The patient who believes the president's speech is coded is having an idea of reference.
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