The Psychiatrist Has Been Asked to See a Patient Who

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