At Age 23, Gerald Committed Suicide by Walking into a Police

question 16

Multiple Choice

At age 23, Gerald committed suicide by walking into a police station and firing a pistol at everyone and then turning the gun on himself. There was no evidence that he was drunk. He never finished high school and during his lifetime the longest he held a job was one month. He consistently failed to follow through on his commitments because "he hated the people involved." If Gerald had sought treatment for his problem, what would his diagnosis likely have been?

• A) Paranoid personality disorder
• B) Narcissistic personality disorder
• C) Sadistic personality disorder
• D) Antisocial personality disorder

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