In a film clip, a woman with schizophrenia told the therapist about placing a camera-stereo in a room so the security guards would pick up the message.She also described how the Eagle that worked through General Motors checked on how she mailed letters if she left the house at 25 minutes after one each day.This woman's bizarre beliefs are referred to as

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The woman's belief about the security guards picking up the message and the Eagle that worked through General Motors checking on her mailing letters at a specific time are examples of delusions, which are false beliefs that are held with conviction despite evidence to the contrary. Hallucinations are sensory experiences that are not based in reality, compulsions are repetitive behaviors that a person feels compelled to perform, and tardive dyskinesia is a side effect of some medications that causes involuntary movements of the face and body.

In a Film Clip, a Woman with Schizophrenia Told the Therapist