Sherry is distrusting of the government and is suspicious that they have had her apartment bugged to hear what she is doing when she is at home.Sherry's odd behavior is consistent with personality disorders in the eccentric cluster,specifically __________ personality disorder.

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Sherry's behavior of distrusting the government and being suspicious of being bugged suggests paranoia, which is a characteristic of paranoid personality disorder in the eccentric cluster. Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by feelings of inadequacy and social inhibition, schizoid personality disorder is characterized by detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression, and histrionic personality is characterized by excessive emotions and attention-seeking behavior.

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