Jeff's family is having trouble getting him to eat or to even come out of his room because Jeff believes that his family is trying to poison his food and harm him in other ways. Jeff also tells his psychiatrist that he "smells a poisonous gas" in every room of the house other than his bedroom. Jeff is experiencing

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Jeff is experiencing delusions, which are false beliefs (in this case, believing his family is trying to poison him), and hallucinations, which are false sensory perceptions (smelling a poisonous gas where there is none).

Jeff's Family Is Having Trouble Getting Him to Eat or to Even