The behavior described—repeatedly washing hands even when they are clean—most closely aligns with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This disorder often involves obsessions (intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (ritualistic behaviors) that the person feels compelled to perform in response to the obsessions. In this case, the hand washing is a compulsion linked to anxiety about cleanliness or contamination.
A person who repeatedly washes his/her hands even when they are clean is showing signs of
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anxiety.
anxiety.
a phobia.
a phobia.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
an impulse control disorder.
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