AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -OCD compulsions are repetitive behaviors that you feel driven to perform. These repetitive behaviors or mental acts are meant to reduce anxiety related to your obsessions or prevent something bad from happening. However, engaging in the compulsions brings no pleasure and may offer only a temporary relief from anxiety.

Detailed explanation-2: -Compulsions. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels compelled to perform in response to an obsession. These behaviors are aimed at preventing or reducing stress. In some cases, the constant repetition of rituals may fill the day, making a normal routine impossible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Compulsions are repetitive behaviors that a person feels the urge to do in response to an obsessive thought. Common compulsions include: Excessive cleaning or handwashing. Ordering or arranging items in a particular, precise way.

Detailed explanation-4: -A compulsion can either be overt (i.e. observable by others), such as checking that a door is locked or covert (an unobservant mental act), such as repeating a specific phrase in the mind. Overt compulsions typically include checking, washing, hoarding or symmetry of certain motor actions.