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Paranoid Personality Disorders


Paranoid Personality Disorder is a disorder commonly mistaken for
schizophrenic personality disorders. Schizophrenia, a psychosis, is when a
person is has an image of a world and its transpiring events, and he/she is
"living" it. Paranoid Personality Disorder, however, is a neurosis where an
individual is living in the real world. This disorder, though not as
debilitating as other disorders, can still devastate a someone's life.
Individuals with this Paranoid Personality Disorder always assume that
other people are "out to get them" even if there is no evidence that this is
true. They are constantly doubting others around them and scrutinizing every
action. This attitude is taken on towards all people, like friends or
associates, not only strangers. For these reasons, people with this personality
disorder rarely confide in people and are actually amazed if someone shows
loyalty. However, this amazement also gives way to disbelief and falls......

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