compulsive repetition

the irresistible drive to perform needless acts, such as checking and rechecking a door to see whether it has been locked. See compulsion; obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Browse dictionary by letter

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Psychology term of the day

May 10th 2024

cyclopia

n. a congenital disorder characterized by the merging of the two eye orbits into a single cavity that contains one eye. Cyclopia is associated with trisomy 13.