Bill Has Recurrent Thoughts About Germs and Spends a Large

question 167

Multiple Choice

Bill has recurrent thoughts about germs and spends a large portion of each day washing his hands.Which anxiety disorder is Bill experiencing?

• A) panic anxiety disorder
• B) generalized anxiety disorder
• C) phobic disorder
• D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Definitions:

Moving Averages

Moving averages are statistical measures used to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set.

Mean Absolute Deviation

The average of the absolute differences of each data point from the data set's mean.

Smoothing Constant

A coefficient used in exponential smoothing to weight the relevance of historical data.

Autoregressive Model

A statistical model that predicts future behavior based on past values.