A man with schizophrenia states: "I will not take medicine-there is nothing wrong with me! Why would I take medicine when I'm not sick! They only put me here because they want to steal my thoughts so they can sell them." What is this patient demonstrating?

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Anosognosia is the inability to recognize that one is ill due to the effects of the psychiatric disorder itself;the patient's capacity for self-awareness is reduced by the illness.Denial involves having an awareness of the illness on some level,but minimizing it or denying its existence (as opposed to having never been aware of it in the first place).Rationalization is justifying one's behavior through the use of seemingly logical arguments that do not hold up under scrutiny.Hallucinations are false perceptions (perceiving something that does not have a basis in reality).

A Man with Schizophrenia States: "I Will Not Take Medicine-There