Elisa is often late for work because she needs to check to make certain the gas is shut off on her stove many times before she is comfortable leaving home. Elisa has a(n) __________
A) obsession.
B) compulsion.
C) perseveration disorder.
D) gas phobia.

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Elisa's behavior of repeatedly checking the gas shut off indicates a compulsion, which is a repeated behavior or mental act performed in response to an obsession or rigid rule.

Elisa Is Often Late for Work Because She Needs to Check