Definitionadj. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
Last update: July 26, 2015
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Her life was full to overflowing of such compulsive fears. [Please select]
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{ Compulsive ideas { common in borderland states; { in psychasthenia, or hysteria. [Please select]
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Example: The compulsive idea of contamination may lead its victim to wash and rewash his hands at every contact with matter, until finally, though they are raw and sore, he is incapable of resisting the act. [Please select]
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As opportunity offered itself from day to day, I would catch her compulsive ideas in the very act of expressing themselves, and would pin her down as to the association and the source of her fear, always taking care not to make suggestions or ask leading questions. [Please select]
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