Elwood has the tendency to interpret the behavior of others as deliberately threatening or demeaning. His thinking is not disorganized and he can hold onto his job, but he is grossly mistrustful of others and his social relationships suffer for it. He is best described as having ______ disorder.

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Elwood's tendency to interpret others' behavior as deliberately threatening or demeaning is a common characteristic of paranoid personality disorder. This disorder is characterized by pervasive mistrust and suspicion of others, even when there is no basis for this mistrust. Elwood's thinking is not disorganized, which rules out paranoid schizophrenia. Schizotypal personality and narcissistic personality disorders both have different sets of characteristic symptoms that do not fit with Elwood's presentation.

Elwood Has the Tendency to Interpret the Behavior of Others