A professor cleans the whiteboard before every class. He goes over the board at least three times before he considers it to be clean enough. Recently he has been late starting class because he is cleaning the whiteboard more and more. He is preoccupied with thoughts that previous markings are dirty and will contaminate his notes. A psychotherapist would say that this professor's _________ are compulsive.

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Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession. In this case, the professor's behavior of cleaning the whiteboard repeatedly is compulsive.

A Professor Cleans the Whiteboard Before Every Class