Lyndsay finds herself often thinking about the possibility of getting an infection from germs in her dorm room,and so she is constantly washing her hands to the point where her skin is red and sore.Lyndsay may be suffering from ____ disorder,and her persistent thoughts are known as ____.

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Lyndsay's behavior is indicative of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), where her persistent, unwanted thoughts about germs are obsessions, and her repetitive hand-washing is a compulsion aimed at reducing the anxiety caused by these obsessions.

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