IPDE - Extranet Systems - World Health Organization

174 lntewiew schedule
36. 0 1 2 ? 0 1 2
Persistent selfreferential attitude. asdated particularly with exco
sive self-importance
Paranoid: 6
When you enter a room full of people do you often wonder whether they might be talking
about you, or even making unflattering remarks about you?
If yes: Give me some examples.
When you're in a public place or walking down the street, do you often wonder whether people
might be looking at you, talking about you, or even making fun of you?
If yes: Give me some examples.
It is not uncommon for people to experience fleeting self-referential ideas
when they first enter a large social gathering, particularly one involving unfamiliar
people. Such behaviour should not be considered within the scope of
the criterion. There should be indications that the ideas are more than
momentary. If it appears that they may be of delusional proportions, the subject
should be questioned carefully, since deiusionsof reference are excluded.
2 Frequently experiences ideas of reference.
1 Occasionally experiences ideas of reference.
0 Denied, rare, not supported by convincing examples, or delusional in nature.