Professor Paragon Spends at Least Half an Hour Before Each

Multiple Choice

Professor Paragon spends at least half an hour before each class cleaning the whiteboard. Even streaks from the cleaning spray create an overwhelming tension for him, and he is preoccupied by the idea that previous markings are dirty and will contaminate his notes. Over the past month, his inability to stop washing the board has led to increasingly delayed class start times. Professor Paragon's anxious thoughts are _____________ and his repetitive behaviours are _______________.

A) obsessions; compulsions
B) due to panic disorder; due to a somatoform disorder
C) dissociations; obsessions
D) delusional; competitive
E) due to a somatoform disorder; due to panic disorder