Case Studies

1. Thomas counts everything in sets of four. He does this while brushing his teeth,

doing his homework, eating his cereal or watching television. Thomas counts both out

loud and internally depending on the situation. He is currently failing out of school

because he devotes so much of his time to counting.

Thomas has psychological disorder

Explanation:

Thomas is suffering from a psychological disorder called as OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder.

It is a condition where the person has some obsessions about something, which he cant overcome and in response of these, he performs some actions or compulsions. These behaviours are performed frequently and they are not in control of the person

Now Thomas has some obsession of counting and in response to that he keeps on counting I sets of four

answer; i believe the correct answer is (minor); good luck