AP Psychology 2.5 Abnormal Behavior

a potential answers aren't ptsd obsessive indirectly All right hey

doesn't really make a lot of sense unless jill had

a terrible previous experience when eating ice cream on a

hot summer day We can't imagine how ptsd would cause

repetitious and washing and thankfully for us in jail neither

see nor d really fit the bill either as an

emotional disorder characterized by refusal to eat and an emotional

disorder characterized by overeating and then self induced vomiting I

don't have much at all to do with hand washing

and what we're describing is xenophobia either since there's no

mention of being afraid of something right So even if

this hand washing was a result of a fear of

germs we wouldn't know that from the question And speaking

of phobias boba phobia is a fear of phobias and

therefore it is in our answer all right we'll be

fits the bill obsessive compulsive disorder or o c d

is marked by frequent intrusive anxiety provoking thoughts and repetitive

behaviors to alleviate the obsession washing hands repeatedly could very

well be a symptom of o c d or some

guilt if your lady mac bee so in order to

get a full diagnosis thiss behaviour would have to be

accompanied by intrusive thoughts about what would happen if the

handwashing didn't take her But don't let that deter you

from maintaining good hygiene Not washing your hands isn't a 00:01:37.193 --> [endTime] mental disorder It's Just growth