You are starting a research project in which you wish to compare the everyday compulsive behavior of individuals not diagnosed with a mental disorder with the most common forms of compulsive behavior found in those diagnosed with OCD. What are the two most common forms of compulsion found in those so diagnosed?

a. eating and dressing
b. escape and avoidance
c. checking and cleaning
d. counting and collecting

Answer: c.

Psychology

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A) assimilation B) marginalization C) integration D) separation

Psychology

Fourteen-year-old Travis has watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre at least fifty times. The first time he watched it, it really disturbed him and grossed him out. Now he laughs and makes fun of the lousy special effects

This decrease in Travis' emotional response to the movie is called A) stimulation reduction. B) emotional deprivation. C) affect diminution. D) desensitization.

Psychology