Your Housemate Has Been Overly Concerned with Keeping the Kitchen

question 101

Multiple Choice

Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In fact, he scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them. In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in North America would be most likely to consult the

• A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM).
• B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition (DSM-IV-TR).
• C) International Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10).
• D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, sixth edition (DSM-VI).
• E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV).

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Definitions:

Conversations

The interactive and informal exchange of ideas and information between two or more people.

Distracting Emotional Noise

Refers to emotional disturbances that interfere with the ability to listen or communicate effectively.

Effective Listening

The skill of attentively hearing, understanding, and responding to verbal messages and non-verbal cues in communications.

Criticizing

involves expressing disapproval or pointing out the faults of something or someone, often aiming to indicate areas of improvement or to enforce standards.