Mr. Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to oversleep and be late for work. As a result, he spends nearly an hour total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying, "It's set, it's set, it's set" each of the times he checks it. This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as

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Mr. Carpenter's repetitive action of checking and saying "It's set" is a compulsion, which is a repetitive behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules. This behavior is often seen in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Mr Carpenter Is Constantly Afraid That He Is Going to Oversleep