Rituals or Habits That Are Performed in Response to Recurrent

question 91

Multiple Choice

Rituals or habits that are performed in response to recurrent, persistent thoughts are known as

• A) obsessions.
• B) compulsions.
• C) anxiety.
• D) psychosomatic illness.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Functioning

Mental processes that include thinking, learning, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Impending Death

The condition of being near the end of one's life, often due to terminal illness or old age.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

A Swiss-American psychiatrist known for her pioneering work on death and dying, specifically her theory on the five stages of grief.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, acting as if a painful event, thought, or feeling did not exist.