Question

Sherry is distrusting of the government and is suspicious that it has had her apartment bugged to hear what she is doing when she is at home. sherrys odd behavior is consistent with personality disorders in the eccentric cluster, specifically ________ personality disorder.

Answer 1

Answer: Paranoid

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by suspiciousness and mistrust of others. People with this disorder tend to be hypersensitive, easily insulted and overly vigilant about the environment. They also tend to look for clues that validate their fears. Because of their fears and mistrust, people with this disorder tend to have constrained emotional lives and a very limited capacity for meaningful emotional involvement.

Answer 2

Sherry is experiencing a disorder which is called the paranoid personality disorder of which she shows distrust towards others or suspiciousness towards other people. It could be seen above as she shows distrust and suspiciousness to the government, because of this she shows odd behaviors that will most likely contribute to she has the presence of the disorder that she is now experiencing.