Every time Mallory smells body odour, she experiences severe anxiety. She decides that she cannot go to the gym due to its overwhelming smell of body odour, and so she is losing her fitness from lack of exercise. Which of the following best explains her behaviour?
A)
Mallory's loss of fitness is the result of an eating compulsion to overcome an obsession.
B)
Mallory's anxiety from going to the gym is a symptom of bipolar disorder.
C)
Mallory's loss of fitness is a result of the dysfunction her psychological disorder causes her.
D)
Mallory's avoidance of the gym is a voluntary decision, and does not constitute a psychological disorder.
Answer: C