Ralph, a College Professor, Believes That the Administrators at His

question 151

Multiple Choice

Ralph, a college professor, believes that the administrators at his university are conspiring with other faculty and staff members to make his work more difficult and to make him look foolish in order to fire him. Every phone call or e-mail not returned promptly, or request that is not handled as perfectly as he would like, is evidence of this conspiracy against him. Delusions of this sort would be of which type?

• A)grandiose
• B)somatic
• C)harassment
• D)persecutory

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