Question

Cecil is preoccupied with thoughts of jumping out the window of his tenth-floor apartment. In order to reduce his anxiety, he frequently counts his heartbeats aloud. Cecil would most likely be diagnosed with ____ disorder.

Answer 1

Cecil must be diagnosed with the Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) disorder.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Obsessive–compulsive disorder is a state of mind of the person where he or she cannot stop thinking about something or some activities.

• As Cecil is not able to avoid the thought of jumping out of the window, he is going through the OCD disorder.

• The patient of this disease has the continuous thought of performing certain jobs repeatedly; it is also called as the compulsion behavior.