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Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

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Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are defined as the repetition of motor and cognitive actions that pose a risk of self-harm or cause distress to the individual’s own body. These behaviors are commonly associated with stress, concern, trouble or concentration difficulties and may be difficult to control. This situation, extensively studied in psychology and psychiatry, is closely linked to obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Origins and Historical Background The concept of body-focu

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Obsession

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July 21, 2026

Obsessions are recurrent and distressing thoughts, images, or impulses that enter the mind involuntarily and against the person’s will. The individual is aware that these contents are real but irrational or unrealistic; but they struggle to control them or remove them from their mind. The defining feature of obsessions is that they generate intense anxiety and distress in the individual. These thoughts arise beyond the person’s control and typically create a strong need to neutralize or render t

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Obsession

Obsession

(511 words)
December 11, 2025

Obsessions are recurrent and distressing thoughts, images, or impulses that enter a person’s mind involuntarily. The individual is aware that these contents are real external or irrational; but they experience difficulty in controlling them or removing them from their mind. The defining feature of obsessions is that they generate intense Anxiety and trouble in the individual. These thoughts arise beyond the person’s control and typically create a need to neutralize or render them ineffective. Ge

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Body-Focused Repetitive BehaviorsBo

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

(325 words)
July 14, 2026

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are defined as motor and cognitive actions repeatedly performed by an individual that carry a risk of causing harm to or discomfort in their own body. These behaviors are often associated with stress, anxiety, distress, or concentration difficulties and can be difficult to control. This condition, extensively studied in psychology and psychiatry, is closely linked to obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Origins and Historical Background The concept o

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Seray Öztürk

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