Which of the following pairs of a person's behaviour and the term used for it is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Asha is afraid of entering unfamiliar situations and rarely leaves her home - Agoraphobia
Option (1) Ravi cannot stop unpleasant thoughts about germs on his hands - Compulsive behaviour — Incorrect. Being unable to stop unpleasant thoughts about one idea is obsessive behaviour. Compulsive behaviour is the need to perform certain acts, like washing, over and over again; Ravi has the thoughts.
Option (2) Nisha keeps pulling out her own hair - Excoriation disorder — Incorrect. Pulling out one's own hair is trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder). Excoriation disorder is skin-picking. Both are related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is why the two get mixed up.
Option (3) Asha is afraid of entering unfamiliar situations and rarely leaves her home - Agoraphobia — Correct. Agoraphobia is a fear of entering unfamiliar situations. Many people with it are afraid of leaving home, so their normal daily life is limited, as with Asha.
Option (4) Tarun freezes with fear and embarrassment when dealing with others - Separation anxiety disorder — Incorrect. Intense fear and embarrassment when dealing with others is social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Separation anxiety disorder is fear and distress about being separated from attachment figures, such as parents.
NCERT (2026-27): “One day while driving home, Deb felt his … “… People affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder are unable to control their preoccupation with specific ideas or are unable to prevent themselves from repeatedly carrying out a particular act or series of acts that affect their ability to carry out normal activities. Obsessive behaviour is the inability to stop thinking about a particular idea or topic. The person involved, often finds these thoughts to be unpleasant and shameful. Compulsive behaviour is the need to perform certain behaviours over and over again. Many compulsions deal with counting, ordering, checking, touching and washing. Other disorders in this category include hoarding disorder, trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), excoriation (skin-picking) disorder etc.” |