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A nurse is conducting a group therapy session for several clients. The group is laughing at a joke one of the clients told, when a client who is schizophrenic jumps up and runs out of the room yelling, 'You are all making fun of me!' The nurse should identify this behavior as which of the following characteristics of schizophrenia?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Ideas of reference. In this scenario, the client with schizophrenia wrongly believes that the group's laughter and joke are directed at them personally. Ideas of reference involve misinterpreting external events as having a special and personal significance. This behavior is not indicative of delusions of grandeur (
A), which involve an exaggerated sense of importance or power. It is also not loose association (
B), which is characterized by disorganized thinking and speech. Magical thinking (
D) involves beliefs in supernatural connections, not misinterpretation of others' actions.
Therefore, the best choice is Ideas of reference as it aligns with the client's misperception of the situation.

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