Tiana strongly believes that she is being spied upon. She takes the help of her friend to search her apartment, but she does not find any video cameras. Although her friend is convinced that no one is spying on Tiana, Tiana feels that the spies must have known they were going to search the house. Hence, they must have moved the video cameras before her search. In terms of the symptoms of schizophrenia, Tiana is ________.

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Tiana's belief that she is being spied upon without evidence, and her rationalization that the spies moved the cameras, indicates she is experiencing delusions, which are false beliefs strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence. This is a symptom of schizophrenia.

Tiana Strongly Believes That She Is Being Spied Upon