B. Cecil is a college student who had OCD. Even though his apartment is spotless, he is extremely nervous because his girlfriend is visiting his home for the first time. He is now preoccupied with thoughts that the germs in his apartment will make his girlfriend sick. In order to reduce his anxiety, he is now counting his heart beats loud as he washes his hands. Provide a reason for his behavior from each of the three perspectives:

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B. Cecil is a college student who had OCD. Even though his apartment is spotless, he is extremely nervous because his girlfriend is visiting his home for the first time. He is now preoccupied with thoughts that the germs in his apartment will make his girlfriend sick. In order to reduce his anxiety, he is now counting his heart beats loud as he washes his hands. Provide a reason for his behavior from each of the three perspectives:

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Darius Savage · Answer 1

The reason for his behaviour is to get rid off the thought that his girlfriend might contact germs in his apartment which could make her fall sick

Explanation:

OCD simply means Obsessive Compulsive disorder, is characterised by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviours. A history of physical or sexual abuse also appears to increase the risk for OCD.

The obsessions could be

Contamination Responsibility Relationships Perfectionism Sex Scrupulosity/Morality/Religion Appearance

Jefferson Wilcox · Answer 2

hi your question lacks the required options here is the complete question

B. Cecil is a college student who had OCD. Even though his apartment is spotless, he is extremely nervous because his girlfriend is visiting his home for the first time. He is now preoccupied with thoughts that the germs in his apartment will make his girlfriend sick. In order to reduce his anxiety, he is now counting his heart beats loud as he washes his hands. Provide a reason for his behavior from each of the three perspectives:

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Psychoanalytical

Answer : Psychoanalytical

Explanation:

OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) this a disorder whereby a person is obsessed or worried or scared of a certain situation which normally he/she shouldn't be worried or scared of and this normally leads up to an abnormal behavior by the individual in order to curb the fear.

People with bad histories about things usually sex and love life and drastic life experiences tend to suffer more from OCD situations more than people without such terrible experiences some of the OCD situations include : sex, contamination, germs etc

the reason behind his behavior could be tied to psychoanalytical which is a form of personality organization towards an event for people with mild mental illness due to previous experiences.