Corinne engages in elaborate hand-washing rituals. She feels that she must spend several hours a day at the sink washing her hands after touching anybody or anything that might have dirt or germs. Her
Behaviors are ______.

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Corinne's behaviors are compulsions, which are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to certain rules. In this case, Corinne's compulsion is to wash her hands excessively due to an obsessive fear of germs and dirt. Abreactions refer to experiencing emotional release or discharge through reliving past traumas; obsession refers to persistent and intrusive thoughts, ideas, or impulses; and delusions refer to false beliefs that are not based in reality.

Corinne Engages in Elaborate Hand-Washing Rituals