Steven would spend only 1 hour in the gym 3 times and week, but recently he has been spending 3 hours a day 7 days a week working out. He has noticed that his back is chronically hurting. Once Steven has stopped his work out, he starts thinking about what he did not accomplish. This is an example of what type of behaviour?
A) habit
B) addictive behaviour
C) tolerance
D) impulse control

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Steven's behavior of spending significantly more time working out than necessary, despite negative consequences (chronic back pain), and feeling an inability to stop or control his behavior (continuing to work out even when injured and feeling unable to stop), suggests addictive behavior. The fact that he is unable to stop thinking about what he did not accomplish after stopping his workout also supports this.

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