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51) Ricardo believes that he is dead. He believes that Earth is Hell and that he is being punished by God for unpardonable sins he committed while he was “alive.” He ignores all evidence that points to the fact that he is still alive and rigidly adheres to his beliefs, even though he cannot say what “sins” he is supposedly being punished for. Ricardo’s beliefs represent delusions of ________. A) grandeur B) persecution C) reference D) being controlled 52) Marius believes he is Jesus Christ. He is convinced he has returned to pass judgment on the world and to offer salvation to true Christians. Despite a complete lack of evidence to support his beliefs, he remains convinced that he is Christ and that he is all-powerful. Marius’s beliefs represent delusions of ________. A) grandeur B) persecution C) reference D) being controlled 53) Frank believes that his thoughts leave his head like a tickertape and that other people can read his mind if they pass the tape through their heads. His thinking represents ________ delusions. A) thought insertion B) thought broadcasting C) thought withdrawal D) thought distortion 54) Duane believes that his next-door neighbour is capable of flashing her thoughts into his mind whenever she wants to. He says, “I will be sitting in my living room, minding my own business, when suddenly my mind is flooded with her thoughts and I cannot get them out of my mind.” Duane’s beliefs represent ________ delusions. A) thought insertion B) thought broadcasting C) thought withdrawal D) thought transference 55) Eduardo believes that his thoughts are periodically sucked out of his mind by some external force, leaving him disoriented and confused. His beliefs represent ________ delusions. A) thought insertion B) thought broadcasting C) thought withdrawal D) thought distortion 56) The breakdown in the organization, processing, and control of thought is called a ________. A) delusion B) hallucination C) thought disorder D) brief psychotic disorder 57) Dale suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that he constantly makes up new words that have little or no meaning to his listeners. When he does this he is engaging in ________. A) blocking B) clanging C) neologisms D) perseveration 58) Wilhelm suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that while talking to others, Wilhelm will inappropriately, but persistently, keep repeating the same words or thoughts over and over again. When he does this he is engaging in ________. A) blocking B) clanging C) neologisms D) perseveration 59) Andy suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that while talking to others, he will string words together on the basis of rhyming, without regard to the meaning of the words. As a result, many of his “clever little poems” lack any comprehensible meaning to his listeners. When Andy does this he is engaging in ________. A) blocking B) clanging C) neologisms D) perseveration 60) Kevin suffers from schizophrenia. One of his symptoms is that while talking to others he will abruptly stop speaking, often in mid-sentence. He complains that he suffers these same types of involuntary interruptions in his thoughts too. Kevin’s symptoms represent ________. A) blocking B) clanging C) neologisms D) perseveration