A client with schizophrenia is hearing voices that tell the client to kill the self. what term is used to identify this type of false sensory perception?

Hearing voices is common in schizophrenia patients. This type of false sensory perception is called an auditory hallucination. A hallucination is a perception of something that is not there or does not exist. There are many types of hallucinations and the most common hallucination experienced by schizophrenia patients is auditory hallucinations.