Social Work Examination Services (SWES) Human Behavior Practice Test

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A woman tells her social worker that colors have special meaning for her, claiming that certain colors indicate specific feelings. What is her behavior indicative of?

Hallucinations
Delusions
Compulsions
Obsessions

The correct answer is: Delusions

The woman's behavior of attributing special meanings to colors and associating them with specific feelings aligns with the concept of delusions. Delusions are false beliefs that are firmly held despite contradictory evidence. In this case, the woman believes that colors inherently carry emotional significance, which reflects a departure from commonly accepted interpretations of color and emotion. While hallucinations involve perceiving things that aren't present, her experience does not imply that she is seeing things that don't exist; rather, she is assigning meanings to colors based on her personal belief system. Compulsions and obsessions, on the other hand, are more related to anxiety disorders where individuals feel driven to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) or have unwanted recurring thoughts (obsessions). Since the woman's behavior centers around her belief about color and emotion, it best fits the definition of a delusion.