PSYCHOSOCIAL-STUDY QUESTION 🙋 AND ANSWER.

A 27years old male is admitted into the Psychiatric unit. His diagnosis is Obsessive Compulsive disorder. He couldn’t retain his job because of his ritualistic behavior causes him to be an habitually go late to work. What will be the must accurate interpretation of patient’s behavior by the nurse?.

A.Patient is attempting to reduce his level of anxiety by taking control of the environment. It is an unconscious attempt to decrease his anxiety level.

B.Patient cannot retain his job due to his attitude towards other employees.

C.A and B are not correct.

D.Only C is correct.

Correct answer is A. Rationale:Unreasonable fear that leads to repetitive behavior. Due to this Unreasonable fear the individual stays longer in the shower scrubbing repetitively to get clean whereas he is already clean leading to lateness to work.