A male client has a schizotypal personality disorder.A female client compliments him on his style of dressing,and he interprets this as her caring deeply for him and desiring to date him.What is the client experiencing?

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Ideas of reference are incorrect perceptions of casual events as having great or significant meaning and are frequently seen in clients with schizotypal personality disorder.Paranoia refers to individuals who assume that everyone is out to harm,deceive,or exploit them;inappropriate affect refers to inappropriate emotional expressions;and delusions of grandeur are irrational grandiose thoughts,but they differ from ideas of reference in that an interaction is not necessary to cause the delusions of grandeur.

A Male Client Has a Schizotypal Personality Disorder