Tom Tells You That He Can Make His Roommate Take

question 118

Multiple Choice

Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it. He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is

• A) borderline personality disorder.
• B) schizotypal personality disorder.
• C) paranoid personality disorder.
• D) schizoid personality disorder.

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