During meetings, Wayne constantly taps his pen on the desk and counts silently to himself to divert his thoughts away from getting up and hitting the chair of the committee. Wayne's repetitive tapping and counting illustrate the concept of:

a. an obsession
b. a compulsion
c. dissociation
d. a delusion


B

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