The Psychiatrist Has Been Asked to See a Patient Who

question 67

Multiple Choice

The psychiatrist has been asked to see a patient who feels a need to continuously wash her hands, now raw from the continuous scrubbing. After consulting with the patient, the psychiatrist concluded that the patient has a disorder characterized by a tendency to perform repetitive actions or rituals as a means of releasing tension or anxiety called

• A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
• B) bipolar disorder
• C) autism
• D) anxiety disorder

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