obsessive-compulsive
adjective
psychologyuk/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/us/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/relatedto ortypicalof amentalhealthconditionin which apersonhasfrequent,unwantedthoughtsorfeelingsthat make themfeelthat they have torepeatparticularactions:
（思想或行为）强迫性的his obsessive-compulsiverepetitionofcertainphrases他强迫性地重复某些短语
See
obsessive-compulsive disorder
offensive
anoffensiveword that is used todescribesomeone whoworriesa lot aboutsmalldetailsand has astrongdislikeof anything that is notperfect, or todescribethebehaviourof someone like this
（贬）强迫症的Note:
- It is considered offensive to use this word when talking about ordinary worries or actions that a person chooses to do, because it suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have chosen their condition and that it is not serious.
- Prader-Willisyndromeis anillnesscharacterizedbyinsatiableappetite,lowmusclemassand obsessive-compulsivebehavior.
- Serotonin canhelpregulateexcessiveanxietyand obsessive-compulsivethoughts.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning