Lucas incessantly thinks about opening the largest window in his high-rise apartment building and jumping into the street below.To distract himself from these thoughts, he counts to himself backward from 100, over and over again.In this case, it is likely that Lucas would be classified as having:

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Lucas is experiencing intrusive thoughts about jumping from a window (obsessions) and is using counting as a repetitive behavior to manage these thoughts (compulsions), which are hallmark symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Lucas Incessantly Thinks About Opening the Largest Window in His