Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 29

Persistent, recurring irrational thoughts that a person is unable to control and that interfere with normal functioning are called (a) _____. Irresistible impulses to perform some ritual over and over, even though the ritual serves no rational purpose, are called (b) _____. A disorder that consists of both of these behaviors and that interferes with normal functioning is called (c) _____. The most effective nondrug treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder is (d) _____ therapy.