In People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Engaging in the Compulsion

question 88

Multiple Choice

In people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, engaging in the compulsion:

• A)Increases anxiety
• B)Reduces anxiety
• C)Neither increases nor decreases anxiety
• D)Increases anxiety in the subset of OCD patients with high anxiety sensitivity

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Definitions:

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A neurologist from Austria who initiated the method of psychoanalysis, which is a therapeutic technique used to address mental disorders through conversational interactions between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

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