Before going to sleep, a man checks his alarm clock to make sure it is set. A short while later, he checks it again and turns off his light. Then he turns the light back on and checks his alarm again
This goes on repeatedly each night until he is so tired he falls asleep. The man appears to have a specific type of
a. personality disorder.
b. dissociative disorder.
c. schizophrenia.
d. anxiety disorder.
Answer: d. anxiety disorder.
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