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:

Major Changes

Significant alterations in one's life or environment, which could impact behavior, lifestyle, or societal structures.

Projective Tests

Psychological assessments where individuals are shown ambiguous scenes, words, or images and asked to interpret them, revealing unconscious desires or feelings.

Rorschach Inkblot Test

A projective psychological test consisting of ten inkblots presented to the participant, used to analyze an individual's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test that assesses a person's patterns of thought, attitudes, observational capacity, and emotional responses to ambiguous test materials.