Question

Mr. Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to oversleep and be late for work. As a result, he spends nearly an hour total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying "It's set, it's set, it's set" each of the times he checks it. This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as a
A) compulsion.B) delusion.C) hallucination.D) obsession.

Answer 1

Answer:D) obsession

Explanation:

Obsession occurs when we have this disruptive thoughts that we can't get rid of and they eventually lead to compulsive behaviour when we find ourselves overdoing something beyond how a normal reasonable person will perform the similar act.

Mr Carpenter is obsessing about the fact he never wants to be late to work and for him this goes beyond normal because he constantly think about it and spend hours just making sure the clock is set correctly.