Lyndsay finds herself often thinking about the possibility of getting an infection from germs in her dorm room, and so she is constantly washing her hands to the point where her skin is red and sore. Lyndsay may be suffering from ____ disorder, and her persistent thoughts are known as ____

a. ?panic; compulsions
b. ?obsessive-compulsive; obsessions?
c. ?obsessive-compulsive; compulsions
d. ?panic; obsessions


ANSWER:
b

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