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Jerry Believes That the Terrorist Group Al Qaeda Is Monitoring

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Jerry believes that the terrorist group Al Qaeda is monitoring his every thought, seeking to divide his personality into units that it can control. Jerry further believes that God has ordered him to go on a secret mission to prevent the terrorists from listening to his or other people's thoughts. For a preliminary hypothesis of how Jerry should be diagnosed, which disorder description BEST fits his symptoms?


A) Schizophrenia, because of Jerry's apparent psychosis and delusions
B) Anxiety disorder, because Jerry seems fearful of being watched
C) Dissociative identity disorder, because Jerry seems to have a split personality
D) A phobia, because Jerry has delusions that have caused his fear

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