Sam is 38. He is unemployed and lives with a family member. One afternoon, he shows his neighbor, Sean, a YouTube video of his cousin performing a mediocre rap. “I wrote that!” Sam brags. “We’re going to make it big real soon! I write a lot of
things; I’m in the Poets’ Society of America.”
“Well, I’m leaving to go the gym,” Sean says, hoping Sam will leave. Sam responds, “You can work out all the time but you’ll never surpass me.” Sam then describes the expensive brand-name athletic shoes he owns. Sam may have __________ personality disorder.
A) schizoid
B) borderline
C) narcissistic
D) antisocial
Answer: C
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