Seeing helicopters rushing to an emergency scene, a schizophrenic may think they are after him because he is the leader of a drug cartel when he in fact is no such thing. This is an example of a disturbance called _____.

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The scenario described is an example of a delusion of persecution, where the individual believes they are being targeted or harmed by others without sufficient evidence to support this belief. This is different from a delusion of reference (belief that ordinary events or objects have a special meaning), and a delusion of grandeur (belief in one's exceptional abilities or importance). It is also not a hallucination, which is a perception of something that is not actually present.

Seeing Helicopters Rushing to an Emergency Scene, a Schizophrenic May