Obsessive-compulsive disorder: practice question

The best answer is A, Repetitive act intended to reduce anxiety. The defining Obsessive-compulsive disorder feature supports Repetitive act intended to reduce anxiety; this conclusion most directly matches the clinical presentation and the usual principle being assessed.

Traumatic flashback is inconsistent with the priority or diagnosis described.

Hallucinated voice does not fit the central obsessive-compulsive disorder clue.

Manic grandiosity may be relevant in another setting but is not the best answer here.

It tests Obsessive-compulsive disorder in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct. Repetitive act intended to reduce anxiety is supported by the key finding in this scenario.

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

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