Question

People describe Sarah as peculiar. She mixes up random words from different languages and strings them together in rambling sentences. She plays out her fantasy of living in a world made of cotton candy all day. However, she does not suffer from hallucinations or delusions. Sarah is displaying symptoms of _____.

A)schizotypal personality disorder
B)antisocial personality disorder
C)schizoid personality disorder
D)illness anxiety disorder

Answer 1

Schizotypal personality disorder

Step-by-step explanation:

Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental disorder that is characterized by the individual exhibiting eccentric behaviours. Individuals with this disorder experience a lot of problems in relationship and disturbances in appearances.

The main cause of this schizotypal personality disorder is still unknown to doctors but some factors may be responsible for this disorder, they include:

-Environmental , physiological factor and gene factor.

The following traits are exhibited by a person that is diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder:

1) Strange beliefs and fantasies.

2) Absence of close friends.

3) Strange way of speaking.