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obsession
Recurrent, intrusive thoughts usually irrational worries that often necessitate behaviors to prevent untoward consequences
1) fears of contamination from dirt requiring the individual to wear gloves at all times
2) frightening impulses of hurting someone
3) sexual imagery
Obsessions often occur in association with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Related
compulsion
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
General
sign/symptom
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022