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When conducting a mental status examination with a newly admitted client who has an Axis I diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, the client states, 'I'm being followed; it's not safe. They're monitoring my every move.' In which of the following areas of the mental status examination should be the mental status examined.

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Rationale: The client's statement reflects paranoid delusions, which are assessed under thought content in a mental status examination, as this area evaluates the presence of delusions or hallucinations.

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