What Type of Behavior Is a Child Exhibiting in the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

What type of behavior is a child exhibiting in the following instance? Before leaving for school, Kendra checks her room to see that her dolls are lined up in a row and that she touches the head of the first one and the feet of the last one before leaving the room.

• A) compulsion
• B) obsession
• C) phobia

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Definitions:

F (Infrequency)

A scale or measure used in psychological testing to identify rare or unusual responses in self-report assessments, indicating possible attempt to distort or fake responses.

K (Correction)

A statistical correction factor used in reliability studies to compensate for the effects of test length on the reliability coefficient.

Beck Anxiety Inventory

A self-reported questionnaire used to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms.

Anxiety Instruments

Tools or assessments designed to measure the level or intensity of anxiety experienced by an individual.