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Histrionic personality disorder is most likely to be diagnosed in people who
 
  a. are emotionally unexpressive and prefer living alone.
  b. later develop schizophrenic symptoms.
  c. are attention-seeking and overly emotional.
  d. depend on others because they do not feel competent.

Question 2

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. paranoid personality disorder.
  c. schizotypal personality disorder.
  d. schizoid personality disorder.



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Answer to Question 1

c. are attention-seeking and overly emotional.

Answer to Question 2

c. schizotypal personality disorder.



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