Actions, or Sometimes Thoughts, That an Individual with OCD Uses

question 18

Multiple Choice

Actions, or sometimes thoughts, that an individual with OCD uses to reduce anxiety are called .

• A) operants
• B) fixations
• C) habits
• D) rituals

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Definitions:

Conservation

The realization that altering an object’s or substance’s appearance does not change its basic properties.

Centration

Focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.

Imprinting

A form of rapid learning occurring at a particular life stage, leading to a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object.

Object Permanence

The Piagetian term for one of an infant’s most important accomplishments: understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot directly be seen, heard, or touched.