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    compulsive behavior

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    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
    His compulsive behavior was affecting his ability to work.

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    How Much Masturbation Is Too Much?

    04:16How Much Masturbation Is Too Much?
    • and that isolation can actually make anxiety or compulsive behavior worse.

      and that isolation can actually make anxiety or compulsive behavior worse.

    • And that isolation can actually make anxiety or compulsive behavior worse, depending on where you grew up.

      And that isolation can actually make anxiety or compulsive behavior worse, depending on where you grew up.

    B1

    4 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly

    08:394 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly
    • For people with OCD, compulsive behavior can be a way to try to relieve the intense anxiety that comes with obsessive thoughts.

      For people with OCD, compulsive behavior can be a way to try to relieve the intense anxiety that comes with obsessive thoughts.

    • For people with OCD, compulsive behavior can be a way to try to relieve the intense anxiety

      For people with OCD, compulsive behavior can be a way to try to relieve the intense anxiety

    B2

    Why Are We Morbidly Curious?

    13:51Why Are We Morbidly Curious?
    • This has implications in the study of compulsive behavior.

      This has implications in the study of compulsive behavior.

    • compulsive behavior just because you wanted to do something

      compulsive behavior just because you wanted to do something

    B1

    What Happens When You Orgasm Without Porn?

    05:54What Happens When You Orgasm Without Porn?
    • Masturbating without porn lowers the risk of compulsive behavior because you're less likely to chase novelty or become reliant on specific types of visual stimuli, which can either be too intense or create an unrealistic perception around sex.

      Masturbating without porn lowers the risk of compulsive behavior because you're less likely to chase novelty or become reliant on specific types of visual stimuli, which can either be too intense or create an unrealistic perception around sex.

    • Masturbating without porn lowers the risk of compulsive behavior because you're less likely to chase novelty or become reliant on specific types of visual stimuli, which can either be too intense or create an unrealistic perception around sex.

      Masturbating without porn lowers the risk of compulsive behavior because you're less likely to chase novelty or become reliant on specific types of visual stimuli, which can either be too intense or create an unrealistic perception around sex.

    B2

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    05:47Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    • As a result, compulsive behavior not only persists but actually becomes excessive, often with negative consequences, and makes living a normal life impossible.

      As a result, compulsive behavior not only persists but actually becomes excessive, often with negative consequences, and makes living a normal life impossible.

    B2

    What Happens When You Masturbate WITHOUT Porn?

    05:06What Happens When You Masturbate WITHOUT Porn?
    • But porn is often the real accelerant behind compulsive behavior.

      But porn is often the real accelerant behind compulsive behavior.

    • but porn is often the real accelerant behind compulsive behavior.

      but porn is often the real accelerant behind compulsive behavior.

    B2

    What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains [Epipheo.TV]

    03:54What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains [Epipheo.TV]
    • And what this tends to do is promote a sort of compulsive behavior in which we are constantly checking your smart phone.

      And what this tends to do is promote a sort of compulsive behavior in which we are constantly checking your smart phone.

    A2