Which of the Following Is a Compulsion

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compulsion?

• A)A persistent fear of getting dirty.
• B)Having persistent doubts about whether the stove was turned off that morning.
• C)Persistent checking for one's keys.
• D)Persistent thoughts about harming one's spouse.

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Definitions:

Dieting

The practice of eating food in a regulated manner to achieve or maintain a controlled weight.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that instinctively elicits a response without any prerequisite learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.