At some time in Hector's life, he became one of the few people who crossed the line from normal worries and quirks to a time-consuming, disruptive impairment in which he must repeatedly do certain things in a certain order to prevent disaster from occurring. Hector's condition is known as _____ disorder.

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The symptoms described in the passage (repeatedly doing certain things in a certain order to prevent disaster) are characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Social anxiety (A) is characterized by intense fear or anxiety in social situations, hypomanic (B) refers to a milder form of mania and is not related to the symptoms described in the passage, and generalized anxiety disorder (C) is characterized by excessive worry and anxiety about a variety of everyday issues, but not necessarily by repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.

At Some Time in Hector's Life, He Became One of the Few