During the day, Barb suffers from frequent, unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken. These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a
A) compulsion.
B) delusion.
C) hallucination.
D) obsession.
Answer: D
Rationale: Obsessions are unwanted, inappropriate, and persistent thoughts. In contrast, compulsions are repetitive stereotyped behaviors.
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