A patient cannot leave home without checking the coffee pot numerous times. This makes the patient late to many functions. These are symptoms of which kind of anxiety disorder?
a. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
b. Phobia
c. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
ANS: D
Repeatedly checking the coffee pot is an example of a compulsion, part of OCD. Compulsions are not characteristic of GAD, phobias, or PTSD.
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