06-05-2004, 05:46 PM
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According to Kaplan Simulated Test Cd, which this Q is from, the correct answer is B (Paranoid personality disorder). Explanation: Individuals with a paranoid personality disorder are characterized by pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and mistrust of people in general. They interpret other people's actions as deliberately demeaning or threatening. They have difficulty working and living with others. Occupational and marital problems are common.
Matthew, I agree with you, I also thought it was D for sure, cause he experienced an auditory hallucination, and so it must be a type of Schizo.... and the fact that the problem has been going for many years. Kaplan's explanation for this not being D is: Schizophrenia, paranoid type, is similar to paranoid personality disorder in that the patients are generally suspicious and guarded, and can become hostile and aggressive. However, there is also an association with thought disorders such as flight of ideas, loose associations, impaired attention, and auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia. The course of schizophrenia is one of exacerbations and remissions, with a gradual decline in function over several years.
I disagree with Kaplan's correct answer.
Other opinions are surely welcomed.
According to Kaplan Simulated Test Cd, which this Q is from, the correct answer is B (Paranoid personality disorder). Explanation: Individuals with a paranoid personality disorder are characterized by pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and mistrust of people in general. They interpret other people's actions as deliberately demeaning or threatening. They have difficulty working and living with others. Occupational and marital problems are common.
Matthew, I agree with you, I also thought it was D for sure, cause he experienced an auditory hallucination, and so it must be a type of Schizo.... and the fact that the problem has been going for many years. Kaplan's explanation for this not being D is: Schizophrenia, paranoid type, is similar to paranoid personality disorder in that the patients are generally suspicious and guarded, and can become hostile and aggressive. However, there is also an association with thought disorders such as flight of ideas, loose associations, impaired attention, and auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia. The course of schizophrenia is one of exacerbations and remissions, with a gradual decline in function over several years.
I disagree with Kaplan's correct answer.
Other opinions are surely welcomed.