Berta experiences delusions of being controlled by the voices in her computer. She insists that her husband take the computer out of the house. He refuses and insists that she needs to get some help for her problem. Which subtype of schizophrenia does Berta likely have?

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Berta's delusions of being controlled by the voices in her computer indicate paranoia, which is a key feature of the paranoid subtype of schizophrenia. Residual and disorganized subtypes are characterized by different symptoms, and undifferentiated subtype is used when an individual's symptoms do not fit neatly into any of the other subtypes.

Berta Experiences Delusions of Being Controlled by the Voices in Her