Answer: Acknowledge that he uses rituals to cope with anxiety
Explanation:
It's been observed that some individuals find it difficult to prove themselves at certain stages of their life, especially when they would be needed to present teir skills before a group or judges or people. At these moment, they develop some form of anxiety and have to do some unusual stuff to enable them either finish the task or get along. The Cota should respond to these by knowing that it's anxiety that is a resultant of what they are doing.
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