Compulsive behavior is behavior which a person does compulsively—in other words, not because they want to behave that way, but because they feel they have to do so.
Mental health professionals have identified signs of compulsive behavior in various disorders such as:
- Obsessive–compulsive disorder – obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
- Drug addiction The related concept of drug addiction has many different definitions. Some writers give in fact drug addiction the same meaning as substance dependence, others for example provides drug addiction a narrower meaning which excludes drugs without evidence of tolerance or withdrawal symptoms – a condition where a person takes a drug compulsively, despite potential harm to themselves, or their desire to stop.
See also
- Body-focused repetitive behavior Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior is an umbrella name for impulse control disorder or stress response/affect regulation disorder behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury
- Substance dependence The related concept of drug addiction has many different definitions. Some writers give in fact drug addiction the same meaning as substance dependence, others for example provide drug addiction a narrower meaning which excludes drugs without evidence of tolerance or withdrawal symptoms – the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use.
- Physical addiction Physical dependence refers to a state resulting from chronic use of a drug that has produced tolerance and where negative physical symptoms of withdrawal result from abrupt discontinuation or dosage reduction. Physical dependence can develop from low-dose therapeutic use of certain medications as well as misuse of recreational drugs such as
- Cocaine addiction Cocaine dependence is psychological dependency on the regular use of cocaine. It can result in severe physiological damage, psychosis, schizophrenia, lethargy, depression, or a potentially fatal overdose
- Problem gambling Problem gambling is an urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others, rather than by the gambler's behavior. Severe problem gambling may be diagnosed as clinical pathological gambling if the gambler meets certain criteria. Although
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