Hallucinations and Delusions

Question 1

Behavioral interventions for Hallucinations

Answer 1

-Comment on your observations, appears they are hearing something.
-Assess, ask questions and details.
-Explore with patient what may be helpful.
-Do not reinforce hallucinations and say you hear or see them…
-Teach client to use distraction.
-If command — intervene for safety, i.e., close monitoring, 1:1

Question 2

Behavioral interventions for Delusions

Answer 2

-Have patient share meaning.
-Do not argue with the patient about delusion.
-Do not agree or reinforce delusions

Question 3

Types of Hallucinations

Answer 3

1)Auditory: Hearing voices or sounds
-Command: The voice instructs the client to perform an action (to hurt self or others). QS
2)Visual: Seeing persons or things
3)Olfactory: Smelling odors
4)Gustatory: Experiencing tastes
5)Tactile: Feeling bodily sensations

Question 4

Types of therapeutic communication used for hallucinations and delusions

Answer 4

• presenting reality

Question 5

Idea of reference (Delusion)

Answer 5

Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them

Question 6

Persecution (Delusion)

Answer 6

Feels singled out for harm by others, such as being hunted down by the FBI

Question 7

Grandeur (Delusion)

Answer 7

Believes that they are all powerful and important, like a God

Question 8

Somatic Delusion

Answer 8

Believes that their body is changing in an unusual way, such as growing a third arm

Question 9

Jealousy (Delusion)

Answer 9

Believes that their partner is sexually involved with another individual even though there is not any factual basis for this belief

Question 10

Being Controlled (Delusion)

Answer 10

Believes that a force outside their body is controlling them

Question 11

Thought Broadcasting

Answer 11

Believes that their thoughts are heard by others

Question 12

Thought Insertion

Answer 12

Believes that others’ thoughts are being inserted into their mind

Question 13

Thought withdrawal

Answer 13

Believes that their thoughts have been removed from their mind by an outside agency

Question 14

Religiosity

Answer 14

Is obsessed with religious beliefs