Tony believes that he Thomas Edison,and he is convinced that his neighbours are spies who are trying to steal his inventions.He believes the nieghbours break into his house and search for plans for new inventions when he is not home.Tony's symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in ___________?
Correct answer: C. paranoid schizophrenia
- A. undifferentiated schizophrenia
- B. hebephrenic schizophrenia
- C. paranoid schizophrenia
- D. catatonic schizophrenia
Explanation
Tony has grandiose beliefs about being Edison and persecutory beliefs that his neighbours are spying on him, a classic combination associated with paranoid schizophrenia in the older classification system. Catatonic and hebephrenic types are defined by motor symptoms and disorganized behaviour or speech, respectively.
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