A college student faced with upcoming exams and term papers responds to his resulting feelings of anxiety by reorganizing his notes, rearranging his bookshelves, cleaning out his desk drawer, and straightening up his closet. he would be showing symptoms of

I believe the answer is: o bsessive-compulsive disorder.

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder would feel anxious if the think that some aspects in their life are not up to a 'perfect' standard

Because of this, they often experienced 'uncontrollable urge' to repeat certain actions over and over again without ever reaching satisfaction.