Parents tell the nurse their child has the following behaviors: excessive handwashing, counting objects, and hoarding substances. The nurse knows this behavior is characteristic of:
1. Depression.
2. Separation anxiety disorder.
3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
4. Bipolar disorder.
3
Rationale:
1. Excessive handwashing, counting objects, and hoarding substances are not behaviors associat-ed with depression.
2. Excessive handwashing, counting objects, and hoarding substances are not behaviors associat-ed with separation anxiety disorder.
3. Common behaviors of obsessive-compulsive disorder are excessive handwashing, counting objects, and hoarding substances. These practices can take 1 or more hours each day.
4. Excessive handwashing, counting objects, and hoarding substances are not behaviors associat-ed with bipolar disorder.
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