AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Schizophrenic disorders frequently involve perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation, such as voices. Symptoms such as these are called
A
delusions
B
paraphillas
C
hallucinations
D
psychic phenomena
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hallucinations. These usually involve seeing or hearing things that don’t exist. Yet for the person with schizophrenia, they have the full force and impact of a normal experience. Hallucinations can be in any of the senses, but hearing voices is the most common hallucination.

Detailed explanation-2: -Visual hallucinations in those with schizophrenia tend to involve vivid scenes with family members, religious figures, and animals. Reactions to these visions can vary and include fear, pleasure, or indifference.

Detailed explanation-3: -Auditory hallucinations, or paracusias, are sensory perceptions of hearing in the absence of an external stimulus. Auditory hallucinations can refer to a plethora of sounds; however, when the hallucinations are voices, they are distinguished as auditory verbal hallucinations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hearing voices in the mind is the most common type of hallucination in people with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.

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