During a bus journey, a man overhears a discussion about a person who is about to be terminated from his job. The man believes that the people on the bus are talking about him. Which of the following delusions does the man demonstrate?

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In this scenario, the man believes that the conversation he overhears on the bus is specifically about him, even though there is no evidence to support this. This is a classic example of delusions of reference, where individuals believe that random or neutral events are personally relevant to them. Delusions of grandeur involve a false belief in one's own importance or power, delusions of persecution involve feeling targeted or victimized by others, and delusions of immortality involve believing that one cannot die or is somehow invincible.

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