| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors
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| obsessive-compulsive personality |
personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals
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| obsessive |
a person who has obsessions obsessional: characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
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| obsessive-compulsive |
characterized by obsessions and compulsions; "obsessive-compulsive neurosis" a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
(OCD) [DSM-IV] an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions, which are severe enough to interfere significantly with personal or social functioning. Performing compulsive rituals may release tension temporarily, and resisting them causes increased tension. This disorder is not the same as obsessive-compulsive personality d., which is a personality disorder.
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