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2746 Psychiatry

A 41 year old woman working as an Executive Director is convinced that the management has denied her promotion by preparing false repos about her competence and have forged her signature on sensitive documents so as to convict her. She files a complaint in the police station and requests for security. Despite all this she attends to her work and manages the household. She is suffering from:

ALate onset Psychosis
BParanoid Schizophrenia
CPersistent Delusional Disorder
DObsessive Compulsive Disorder
Psychiatry
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2753 Psychiatry

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency depament by police, who arrested him because he was in the parking lot of a local mall, yelling “I am a golden god” as he stepped in front of moving cars. When questioned about his identity, he talks incessantly in a rapid fashion and threatens to “unleash God’s wrath on those who do not submit.” He repos that he has not slept in a week, and does not need sleep. He has spent the last week preparing for a secret government mission that only the president knows about. When asked if he ever hears God talking to him, he says, “Of course not, I am God!” Police repo that he has had several prior arrests for reckless driving and lewd acts. On examination, he is disheveled and malodorous. It is nearly impossible to get any fuher history, as he rapidly paces about and mutters, “I must go, I must go” over and over again.Which of the following is the most likely preliminary diagnosis?

AAntisocial personality disorder
BBipolar disorder
CBorderline personality disorder
DPost traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatry
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2754 Psychiatry

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency depament by police, who arrested him because he was in the parking lot of a local mall, yelling “I am a golden god” as he stepped in front of moving cars. When questioned about his identity, he talks incessantly in a rapid fashion and threatens to “unleash God’s wrath on those who do not submit.” He repos that he has not slept in a week, and does not need sleep. He has spent the last week preparing for a secret government mission that only the president knows about. When asked if he ever hears God talking to him, he says, “Of course not, I am God!” Police repo that he has had several prior arrests for reckless driving and lewd acts. On examination, he is disheveled and malodorous. It is nearly impossible to get any fuher history, as he rapidly paces about and mutters, “I must go, I must go” over and over again.Which of the following is the most likely preliminary diagnosis?

AAntisocial personality disorder
BBipolar disorder
CBorderline personality disorder
DPost traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatry
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