A 35-Year-Old Woman Arrives at the Office for an Anxiety

A 35-year-old woman arrives at the office for an anxiety exam. The patient is a mechanical engineer who recently turned down a promotion to project manager. Despite the fact that her pay would have improved greatly, she believed that supervising other staff and holding team meetings would be too stressful. She states, "If something went wrong, everyone would point the finger at me. I have no idea why they offered me this post." The patient likes her job, but she prefers to eat lunch alone since she believes her coworkers dislike her appearance or sense of humor. She has never had a long-term love partner, although she dreams of marrying eventually.   The patient lives alone, rarely socializes with friends, and is close with her mother, whom she describes as "the person I can always rely on no matter what."  Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A) Acute stress disorder
B) Adjustment disorder with anxiety
C) Antisocial personality disorder
D) Avoidant personality disorder
E) Generalized anxiety disorder
F) Paranoid personality disorder
G) Schizoid personality disorder

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