Sentence examples for compulsive act from inspiring English sources

There is no joy in the compulsive act.

Early this morning, Herman Edwards checked his watch, a compulsive act of football coaches everywhere.

Should the sufferer be forcibly or externally prevented from performing the compulsive act, he may experience an overwhelming anxiety.

Either the obsessive thought or the compulsive act may occur singly, or both may appear in sequence.

When he was Heidi Krieger, scratching of the hands became a compulsive act and sometimes drew blood.

Masturbation is a compulsive act for many people.

Most compulsive acts are rather simple such as persistent hand washing, counting, checking (e.g., the turned-off stove), touching, or the repetition of stereotyped words or phrases.

Obsessive thoughts, such as an irrational fear of contamination, accompanied by compulsive acts, such as repetitive hand washing, that are undertaken to alleviate the anxiety generated by the thoughts.

While searching for a slab of meat in his parents' basement freezer, the better to simulate the real thing during his compulsive acts of self-love, Bernie finds instead an old rabbi, frozen in a block of ice.

This study investigated whether the urge to perform compulsive acts is mediated by a disruption in the balance between flexible, goal-directed action control and habitual behavior.

We therefore propose that, as has been suggested for drug and gambling addiction, an imbalance between habitual and goal-directed control may underlie the urge to perform compulsive acts (14).