When Rona and Keith leave for a trip, Rona repeatedly asks Keith, "Did we turn off the coffee pot?" For their entire vacation, Rona worries about the coffee pot. Rona's doubt about turning off the coffee pot is __________.

A. an obsession
B. a compulsion
C. a panic attack
D. a phobia


Answer: A

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