What Is a Symptom of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

• A) difficulty controlling intrusive and irrational thoughts
• B) thoughts or behaviors are identified by the individual as reasonable and justifiable
• C) preoccupation with imagined defects in appearance
• D) recurrent picking resulting in lesions

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Definitions:

Eardrum

A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear, vibrating in response to sound waves and initiating the process of hearing.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled organ in the inner ear responsible for converting sound vibrations into nerve signals for hearing.

Sound Vibrations

Sound vibrations are the back-and-forth movement of particles when a sound is produced, traveling as sound waves through mediums like air or water.

Nerve Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along neurons, enabling communication within the nervous system.