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    NU 400-MENTAL HEALTH-PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PROCTORED EXAM (EXAM 1 WEEK 3) ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ME

    The client tells the nurse, "That new TV anchor is telling the world about me." This is an example of what type of thought processing?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Thought broadcasting is the belief that others can hear or know one’s thoughts (e.g., "Everyone can hear my thoughts"), which is different from interpreting external events as about oneself. B. Persecutory delusions involve a belief that one is being targeted, harmed, or conspired against (e.g., "They want to poison me"), not simply that a neutral media figure is referring to them. C. Ideas of reference are correct — the client is interpreting unrelated external events (the TV anchor's comments) as having special personal significance or being about them. D. Thought insertion is the belief that thoughts are being put into one's mind by someone else, which does not match this statement.

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