Question

What is the difference between a delusion and a hallucination?
(1 point)
Children under 12 sometimes have delusions. Once children reach age 12, they are more likely to have
hallucinations than delusions.
They mean the same thing. Doctors in North America use the term “delusion,” and doctors in Europe use
the term “hallucination.”
A delusion means believing something that is not true. A hallucination means seeing something that is not
there.
A delusion means seeing something that is not there. A hallucination means believing something that is not
true.
A)
Long periods of sadness are the most common symptom of what illness?
(1 point)
intercession
recession
repression
depression

Answer 1

1) A delusion means believing something that is not true. A hallucination means perceiving (e.g., seeing or hearing) something that isn’t there.
2) Depression.