The nurse is concerned that a client is demonstrating signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which clinical manifestations observed during the nursing assessment causes the nurse to come to this conclusion?
Select all that apply.
A) Not making eye contact with the nurse
B) Female age 25
C) Client checking the contents of a purse several times within minutes
D) Client repeating the words "third floor"
E) Client asking to use the bathroom in the middle of the assessment
Answer: B, C, D
Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects men and women equally; however, women develop the disorder between the ages of 20 and 29. Repeating an action is one manifestation of the disorder. Repeating specific words is a manifestation of the disorder. Lack of eye contact and using the bathroom during an assessment are not manifestations of the disorder.
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