Question

Anisha keeps washing her hand after a bout of fever. This continuous washing leads to bruises on her palm. Identify this behaviour.

Options

• Compulsive behaviour

• Impulsive behaviour

• Phobic behaviour

• Obsessive behaviour

Answer 1

Compulsive behaviour

Explanation:

Anisha repeatedly washes her hands even when it causes harm (bruises), and the act seems driven by an inner urge to reduce anxiety about illness/contamination. Such repetitive, irresistible acts are called compulsions, whereas obsessions are the repetitive thoughts behind them.