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compulsivity

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com·pul·sive  (km-plsv)
adj.
1. Having the capacity to compel: a frightening, compulsive novel.
2. Psychology Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.
n.
A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.
com·pulsive·ly adv.
com·pulsive·ness, compul·sivi·ty (kmpl-sv-t, km-) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.compulsivity - the trait of acting compulsively
compulsiveness
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
obsessiveness, obsessivity - extreme compulsiveness
workaholism - compulsiveness about working


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Another factor determining compulsivity is the frequency of the activity (Kafka, 1993).
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Some of these children do eventually succeed, although this negatively motivated "success" usually comes at the high price of guilt, compulsivity, generalized anxiety and, perhaps later, stress-related medical problems.
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The patient may then adapt to the pulling and tugging of autonomic impulses, adapt to those diffuse restive and driven feelings by organizing and sublimating these pressures into traits of compulsivity and perfectionism.
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