A patient with schizophrenia has not bathed recently and a family member states that the patient has not been out of the house for 10 days.The patient tells the nurse,"They are trying to hurt me; don't let them hurt me." Which symptom is this patient demonstrating?

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Patients with paranoid schizophrenia tend to have delusions of persecution or grandeur.Patients experiencing persecutory delusions state that they feel tormented and followed by people.B.In delusions of grandeur,patients may state that they are God or the President of the United States.C.Hallucinations often accompany delusions but are not the same as delusions.The hallucinations can affect any of the five senses but are most commonly auditory followed by visual.A.Patients with paranoid schizophrenia talk about hearing "voices."

A Patient with Schizophrenia Has Not Bathed Recently and a Family