All day long, Ted keeps hearing in his mind the jingle to a television commercial he watched last night. Though he doesn't even like the jingle, he cannot seem to get it out of his head and
It is beginning to get him angry. In fact, each time he thinks of the song, he gets more and more upset. Ted's thoughts of the television jingle are a(n) ______.
A) delusion
B) hallucination
C) obsession
D) compulsion

Question

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Ted's inability to stop thinking about the jingle, despite not wanting to, is characteristic of an obsession, which is defined as persistent, unwanted thoughts that are difficult to control.

All Day Long, Ted Keeps Hearing in His Mind the Jingle