An obsession is a thought; a compulsion is an action.
The 'hanging judge' demonstrated his compulsion in a sentence - every sentence.Gambling was his compulsion and his ultimate downfall.
These two have meanings that overlap; a dream can be an obsession. In general, if you admire someones intentions you would be more likely to refer to them as a dream, and if you disapprove you would be more likely to refer to them as an obsession. Obsession has some connotation of mental illness, for example, there is a mental illness called obsessive compulsive disorder. Dreams, in comparison, carry some connotation of nobility. We dare to dream great dreams.
Compulsion is a word used to describe someone being forced to do something. A good sentence would be, she felt a compulsion to steal the gum from the store.
She felt a strong compulsion to check her phone every few minutes. Despite his fear of heights, he felt a compulsion to climb to the top of the mountain. His compulsion to organize his desk led him to spend hours rearranging his office supplies.
The little boy was tickling her sister so she had a compulsion to giggle.
yes obsession and compulsion are much the same
The main difference between a motor tic and compulsion is that one is that a motor tic is involuntary and a compulsion is not. A compulsion is more of a learned or hereditary behavior.
Obsession Compulsion Plus - 2004 was released on: USA: 11 May 2004 (New York City, New York)
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The cast of Obsession Compulsion Plus - 2004 includes: Dashell Barrett as Max Beatrice Elliot as Mother Alfonso Ugarte as Father
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No, however, in individuals diagnosed with OCD, when faced with an obsession, you can say that the compulsion that one performs as a response to the obsession is a coping mechanism used to reduce the anxiety and distress initially caused by the presence of the obsession.
There might be a different term for what you are asking, but it might be Obsession Compulsion Disorder. (OCD)
compulsion: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someoneFrequently thinking about one specific thing.Object, etc. etc.
liking is like staring at him at lunch. obsession is stalking and being annoying
An obsession is being preoccupied by a certain thought. Addiction also has the usage, or acting out component.
OCD stands for "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder". It is a disorder that is characterized by one of two things: an unfounded mental obsession that the patient cannot alleviate, and a ritualistic and repetitive that the patient feels compelledto perform regularly. The condition is normally associated with the patient performing the compulsion to temporarily relieve the obsession.