A person experiencing paranoid personality disorder frequently says things like "You've got to get them before they get you," and "People have been sinners since the Garden of Eden." If these sayings reflect maladaptive assumptions the person has about people in general, the theorist who would be LEAST surprised would have which theoretical position?

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The cognitive theoretical position focuses on maladaptive thinking patterns and assumptions that can lead to the development of psychological disorders. Therefore, a theorist with a cognitive perspective would be least surprised by the person's maladaptive assumptions about people in general. The other theoretical positions (biological, sociocultural, psychodynamic) would likely focus on different factors (e.g. genetics, culture, unconscious conflicts) as contributing to the development of paranoid personality disorder.

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