compulsion to repeat
1compulsion — An uncontrollable urge to say or do something without an obvious reason. A person may repeat a behavior, such as hand washing, over and over …
2Repetition compulsion — is psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats a traumatic event or its circumstances over and over again. This includes reenacting the event or putting oneself in situations that have a high probability of the event occurring again. This… …
3repetition compulsion — rep·e·ti·tion compulsion .rep ə tish ən n an irresistible tendency to repeat an emotional experience or to return to a previous psychological state * * * in psychoanalytic theory, the impulse to reenact earlier emotional experiences or traumatic… …
4repetition-compulsion — In psychoanalysis, the tendency to repeat earlier experiences or actions, in an unconscious effort to achieve belated mastery over them; a morbid need to repeat a particular behavior such as handwashing or repeated checking to see if the door is… …
5obsession compulsion — neurotic obsession, obsessive need to constantly repeat certain acts …
6repetition compulsion — noun : an irresistible tendency to repeat an emotional experience or to return to a previous psychological state …
7Death drive — Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis …
8Neuro emotional technique — NET Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is an innovative, mind body, stress reduction intervention that helps resolve dysfunctional psychophysiological states called neuro emotional complexes (NEC’s). NEC’s originate in past anxiety arousing events… …
9Sigmund Freud — Freud redirects here. For other uses, see Freud (disambiguation). Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud, by Max Halberstadt, 1921 …
10Tourette syndrome — Rare neurological disease that causes repetitive motor and vocal tics. Named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described it in 1885, it occurs worldwide, is usually inherited, generally begins at ages 2–15, and is three times more… …
