Gerald is experiencing ego-dystonic images of standing up in public and shouting profanity and obscenities at strangers. He is so worried about acting out this behavior that he will not leave his house. What term best describes his mental images and associated worrying?
Gerald is experiencing ego-dystonic images of standing up in public and shouting profanity and obscenities at strangers. He is so worried about acting out this behavior that he will not leave his house. What term best describes his mental images and associated worrying?
compulsion
obsession
agoraphobia
irresistible impulse