Trina gets up over twenty times a night to check to make sure that the doors are locked and the stove and coffee pot are off. Each time she checks these items; she goes in the same order and clicks every lock or appliance switch three times each. Trina is exhibiting:

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Trina's behavior of repeatedly checking locks and appliances in a specific order and performing these checks multiple times (clicking each three times) is indicative of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is characterized by the presence of obsessions (intrusive, unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly).

Trina Gets Up Over Twenty Times a Night to Check