Question

"Dianne hears voices commanding her to warn people that alien beings from another planet are stealing children, so she tells parents outside a movie theatre to take their children safely home. Dianne may be diagnosed with:"

Answer 1

Answer:

Paranoid schizophrenia

Explanation:

People diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia suffer from recurrent delusions and are constantly untrusty of other people and they seem to feel threatened when surrounded with people, even if it comes from their own family members.

These delusions are also known as paranoid delusions or delusions of persecution. In addition, hearing voices is one of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia that could also be present in people with the paranoid type.

In this case, Dianne hears voices that are telling her to warn people about aliens. Therefore, she feels scared and threatened. She seems to be suffering from symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia.