During an interview, a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder tells the nurse, "I'm constantly worrying that something bad will happen to my mother and that she will die. So, I'm always praying so that this won't happen." The nurse interprets this as which obsessive-compulsive symptom dimension?

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Obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to fall into different patterns of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions. Aggressive/sexual/religious/checking dimension involves excessive worries or fears that something very bad will happen, such as a death of a relative or accident. Individuals may have intrusive thoughts about inappropriate violent, sexual, or religious content and may need to do something repeatedly, such as praying or confessing to avoid or dismiss these thoughts. Symmetry/ordering/arranging is expressed by the need to be perfect or exact with concerns about symmetry. The individual will take a great deal of time to continually rearrange objects until they are organized in a symmetrical or "just right" fashion. The contamination/cleaning dimension involves worrying about being physically sick, contaminated by dirt or bacteria and is expressed through ritualized washing or cleaning excessively. Collecting/hoarding involves collecting or storing many things or useless objects.

During an Interview, a Client Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Tells