ABSTRACT

For each of the following clinical scenarios please choose the most likely delusion type being expressed by the patient. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1) Grandiose 2) Hypochondriacal 3) Nihilistic 4) Of control (passivity phenomena) 5) Of guilt

6) Of jealousy 7) Of poverty 8) Of reference 9) Persecutory

10) Sexual delusion

Question 1 A 24-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance with a fractured left ankle having jumped from a high wall, claiming she had a number of special powers, including the ability to fly. She is wearing a bright, tight-fitting T-shirt and a net skirt. She loudly informs ED staff that she is a millionaire celebrity and a close relation of Mick Jagger.