Keith was surprised when his boss invited a co-worker to lunch but did not invite him. at first, keith was convinced that he had
not been invited because they wanted to discuss keith's job performance at lunch. later, the co-worker told keith that the boss had taken her to lunch to tell her that she was being laid off. privately, keith was relieved because it now made perfect sense to him why he had not been invited to lunch. in this scenario, keith appears to be: experiencing delusions of grandeur. suffering from delusions of persecution. suffering from delusions of being controlled. having normal thought processes.
In this scenario, Keith appears to be having normal thought processes.
His behavior would not be considered delusional because his concern about his boss not inviting him to lunch was explained, and it made sense to him. If he was experiencing delusional disorder, he would not be able to shake off the feeling, even with a logical explanation.
