You enter the room to meet with your client, who remarks, "I knew you were going to turn the doorknob just then because I had just finished counting to 100"
You note that this client consistently has higher pulse, respirations, and blood pressure (BP) after having to sit in a crowded waiting room than when the room is empty, and that the client dresses in unusual clothing combinations. This client is MOST likely diagnosed with: a. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
b. paranoid personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. schizotypal personality disorder
D
This client would most likely be diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder. The high BP, respiration, and pulse when in a crowded waiting room is indicative of excessive social anxiety. His clothing creates an appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar. His belief that you knocked because he counted to 100 demonstrates odd thinking or beliefs. All of these are indicators of schizotypal personality disorder, although none of these symptoms in isolation is sufficient to form such a diagnosis.
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