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The distinction between obsessions and compulsions is the distinction between:

Correct answer: D. having repetitious thoughts or engaging in repetitious actions

  • A. engaging in behaviors that are merely inconvenient and those that are disruptive
  • B. having positive and negative feelings toward an object or event
  • C. thought that are evidence of neurosis or those that are evidence of psychosis
  • D. having repetitious thoughts or engaging in repetitious actions

Explanation

Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts or urges, whereas compulsions are repetitive behaviours or mental acts performed in response to them. Thus the distinction is between repetitive thinking and repetitive action.

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