Tomas tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash simply by thinking about his roommate doing it. He agrees that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe that he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. He tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows others don't like him because they are jealous, and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tomas is __________.
A. borderline personality disorder
B. paranoid personality disorder
C. schizotypal personality disorder
D. schizoid personality disorder
Answer: C
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