A Male Patient Diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia Typically Relates Effectively

A male patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia typically relates effectively with female staff but angrily tells the male nurse,"You act like a homosexual.None of the men trust you or want to be around you." The nurse,who is heterosexual,is perplexed by the patient's statements and discusses the event with his mentor.Which explanation most likely underlies the patient's behavior?

A) The patient was unleashing unconscious,hostile feelings toward the nurse.
B) The patient feared the nurse would reject him,so he coped by rejecting the nurse first.
C) It was the patient's way of distancing himself from potential emotional intimacy.
D) The patient was coping with homosexual urges by projecting them onto the nurse.

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