A psychiatric nurse is working with a client who frequently makes remarks such as, "I know my boss is setting me up to be fired; she just won't admit it to me"
When the nurse calls this client to cancel a counseling appointment due to an emergency with another client, this client tells the nurse, "You really don't want to meet with me, do you? You don't like me very much." This client is MOST likely diagnosed with: a. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
b. paranoid personality disorder
c. schizoid personality disorder
d. schizotypal personality disorder
B
The client is most likely diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder. Clients with paranoid personality disorder tend to fear others and the motives of others. They are constantly suspicious of being exploited and have great difficulty trusting others, even those they consider friends.
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