A Patient Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Has Paranoid Thinking

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has paranoid thinking. The patient angrily tells a nurse, "You are mean and nasty. No one trusts you or wants to be around you." Select the most likely analysis. The patient:

A) is trying to manipulate the nurse by using negative comments.
B) is likely to experience disorganization and catatonia in the near future.
C) is jealous of the nurse's position of power in the relationship.
D) may be identifying another person's shortcomings in order to preserve his or her own self-esteem.