Sally is focused on cleaning her home, which she does for three to four hours per day. In particular, the fringe on her rugs mus
t be straight on both sides in all five rooms. This takes considerable time and she often repeats this 10 to 12 times per day in addition to her ritualistic cleaning. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of _____ disorder.
The answer is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Explanation:
Obssessive-compulsive disorder is characterised by constant unwanted thoughts (called <em>obsessions</em>) that can only be alleviated by performing certain repetitive actions (called <em>compulsions</em>). The relief is often short term.
For example, a person with the constant idea of being dirty or contaminated might engage in rigorous, repetitive cleaning of his environment and washing his hands.
The EU is the European Union, a group of united European countries that have made a Military and social agreement with one another. People in countries allied with the EU can cross other EU countries borders and can live in any EU country without need for further citizenship.
This scenario best illustrates the defense mechanism called sublimation.
Explanation:
Sublimation is replacing socially unacceptable impulses with socially acceptable behavior. For instance, Jeff is channeling aggressive drives into practicing boxing. Thus, sport is an example of putting our emotions (e.g. aggression) into something constructive.
