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A newly admitted client diagnosed with OCD, spends 1 hour packing and unpacking, folding and refolding personal belongings. What is the most likely reason for this behavior?

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To relieve anxiety

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD is a mental disorder that causes an individual to do things repetitively over and over due to an uncontrollable repetitive thoughts, fear or feelings. The feelings of anxiety compels the individual to do things repetitively with an obsession.

Packing, unpacking and folding and refolding of the client's personal belongings is to relieve fear or anxiety of leaving anything out unpacked

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