Carla Smith convinced that the world around her is a hostile place to live. She has a great deal of difficulty keeping boyfriends because she feels that the men she dates are not to be trusted because they usually gossip about her behind her back. She believes this despite the fact that her boyfriends are characterized by others as "nice guys." Carla's behavior most closely resembles which of the following disorders?

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Carla Smith's belief that the world is a hostile place and that people cannot be trusted is a characteristic of paranoid personality disorder, which involves a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others, often resulting in social and interpersonal difficulties. This is different from schizophrenia, which involves a range of symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking.

Carla Smith Convinced That the World Around Her Is a Hostile