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Alona [7]
3 years ago
15

When Valerie leaves her house, she experiences unwelcome thoughts that make her nervous, so she engages in repetitive behaviors

that make her feel calmer so she can get into her car. Based on this, Valerie is most likely to be diagnosed with:
A. social phobia
B. Obsessive-compulsion disorder
Social Studies
1 answer:
EleoNora [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

B. Obsessive-Compulsion Disorder

Explanation:

Obsessive compulsion disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that is characterized by excessive thoughts or obsessions that lead to repetitive behaviours or compulsions.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterised by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that makes sufferers to this ailment to exhibit to compulsive behaviours.

It is quite common as there about 100,000 patients or more every year.

OCD requires a medical diagnosis

And they patients often centres on themes such as a fear of germs or the need to arrange objects in a specific manner.

Symptoms begin gradually in life and vary as one grows into adolescence and adulthood.

Its Treatment consists of self care and therapy

Talk therapy, medication or both.

It is a chronic ailment and hence can only be managed as it doesn't have a cure.

Because Valerie engages in repetitive behaviors that calms here, it shows she has, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSION DISORDER.

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