Maria has a 6-year-old son who attends school near their house
She has terrible thoughts that he will be abducted while at school. Though she tries not to think about these images, she cannot seem to control it. She has found that if she drives around the school three times in a row, the disturbing thoughts and images of her son being abducted seem to go away. Unfortunately, she finds herself doing this for about three hours every school day. Which of the following would we call her behavior of driving around the school?
a) obsession
b) panic disorder
c) compulsion
d) generalized anxiety
Answer: c
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