Which type of delusion involves the belief one is under surveillance by police despite no evidence?

Which type of delusion involves the belief one is under surveillance by police despite no evidence?

• A. Delusions of Control
• B. Non-bizarre delusions
• C. Hypnagogic Hallucinations
• D. Auditory Hallucinations

Answer: (B)

Belief that police are watching you without any evidence is a persecutory belief that could plausibly occur in real life. That makes it a non-bizarre delusion—a fixed, false belief about being persecuted or harassed that could conceivably happen in the real world, rather than something clearly impossible or fantastical. Delusions of control involve feeling that external forces are controlling one's thoughts or actions, which is a different type of delusional content. Hypnagogic and auditory experiences are perceptual phenomena (hallucinations), not fixed beliefs. So the belief described fits best with non-bizarre delusions.

Belief that police are watching you without any evidence is a persecutory belief that could plausibly occur in real life. That makes it a non-bizarre delusion—a fixed, false belief about being persecuted or harassed that could conceivably happen in the real world, rather than something clearly impossible or fantastical.

Delusions of control involve feeling that external forces are controlling one's thoughts or actions, which is a different type of delusional content. Hypnagogic and auditory experiences are perceptual phenomena (hallucinations), not fixed beliefs. So the belief described fits best with non-bizarre delusions.