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Descriptor English:   Compulsive Behavior 
Descriptor Spanish:   Conducta Compulsiva 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Comportamento Compulsivo 
Synonyms English:   Behavior, Compulsive  
Tree Number:   F01.145.527.100
Definition English:   The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc. 
Indexing Annotation English:   use Cat F3 qualif
See Related English:   Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
 
History Note English:   68 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   3223 
Unique Identifier:   D003192 

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