Question

After discovering some spots on the bed sheets, bruce is convinced that his wife of twenty years is being unfaithful to him. he has never found her with anyone and there is no other evidence that she has been unfaithful, but bruce remains convinced that she is "fooling around" on him. he is suffering from the ______ type of delusional disorder.

Answer 1

Bruce is suffering from the jealous type of delusional disorder. A person with this type of delusional disorder believes that his or her spouse or sexual partner is unfaithful even after being with their partner for a long time. In this case, Bruce is convinced that his wife is cheating on him even though he has no evidence against her.