Claiming that she heard a voice commanding her to warn other people that eating is harmful,Sandy attempts to convince others in a restaurant not to eat. The psychiatrist to whom she is referred finds that Sandy's thinking and speech are often fragmented and incoherent. In addition,Sandy has an unreasonable fear that someone is "out to get her" and consequently trusts no one. Her condition is most indicative of ________ schizophrenia.

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Sandy's symptoms of hearing a commanding voice, fragmented and incoherent thinking and speech, unreasonable fear and a lack of trust in others are all indicative of paranoid schizophrenia. This type of schizophrenia is characterized by delusions and auditory hallucinations and paranoia is a common symptom. Residual schizophrenia involves individuals who have previously had an episode of schizophrenia but are currently experiencing milder symptoms, catatonic schizophrenia is marked by physical symptoms like rigidity or hyperactivity, and undifferentiated schizophrenia involves a mix of symptoms that do not meet the criteria for the other types. None of these types fit Sandy's symptoms as well as paranoid schizophrenia does.

Claiming That She Heard a Voice Commanding Her to Warn