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A client confides to the nurse that he tasted poison in his evening meal. This would be an example of what type of hallucination?

The correct answer is B. Gustatory. (A) Auditory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of hearing. (B) Gustatory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of taste. (C) Olfactory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of smell. (D) Visceral hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of sensation.

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Question

A client confides to the nurse that he tasted poison in his evening meal. This would be an example of what type of hallucination?

Options

  • AAuditory
  • BGustatory
  • COlfactory
  • DVisceral

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    89% (34)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

(A) Auditory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of hearing. (B) Gustatory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of taste. (C) Olfactory hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of smell. (D) Visceral hallucinations involve sensory perceptions of sensation.

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#hallucinations#gustatory hallucination#psychosis#sensory perception

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