Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Sarita is 45 years old house wife. Her husband observed that Sarita's behaviour has changed in the past few months, as she seems to be constantly worried, is suspicious of others and very cautions of going out or even eating the food made by their maid. When asked, Sarita claimed that she hears someone is plotting against her and she may be attacked by others around her including her family members. She also complains of hearing voices of her family members and even strangers who speak ill of her. Sarita firmly believes that 'everyone should be nice to her as she is nice to everyone'. These experiences trouble her mentally, resulting into Alogia, social withdrawal, blunt affect and avolition.

In the passage above, Sarita seems to be experiencing which type of hallucination?

Auditory Hallucination

The correct answer is Option (4) → Auditory Hallucination

Sarita reports that she hears voices of family members and strangers who speak ill of her. This fits the definition of auditory hallucination, where a person hears sounds or voices that do not actually exist in reality. It is commonly observed in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Visual hallucination involves seeing things that aren’t there.

• Somatic hallucination involves false perceptions of bodily sensations.

• Olfactory hallucination involves smelling odors that are not present.