Horace keeps to himself at work and seems socially disengaged when he needs to work on group projects.His coworkers have long recognized that he behaves in odd and eccentric ways that impair his ability to function well in social settings.His long-standing maladaptive patterns of social interaction best illustrate

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Horace's behavior best fits the criteria for a personality disorder, specifically a personality disorder marked by odd or eccentric behavior. Dissociative identity disorder involves a disruption of one's sense of identity, while a psychotic disorder involves a break with reality. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and does not fit Horace's symptoms.

Horace Keeps to Himself at Work and Seems Socially Disengaged