Genaya recently sought help for her obsessive-compulsive disorder after she found that she could not control her compulsion to pull out her hair. Her therapist, who uses behavioral techniques, suggested that when Genaya feels the overwhelming urge to pull out her hair, she should ____

a. ?distract herself with a competing activity
b. ?not resist the urge but limit the activity
c. ?brush her hair instead
d. ?talk to someone about her feelings


ANSWER:
a

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