Whenever Jim has fearful thoughts, he starts naming the U.S.states.This irrational act of naming the U.S.states would be called a(n)
A) obsession.
B) phobia.
C) compulsion.
D) fugue state.

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Jim's act of naming U.S. states is a compulsive behavior, as he feels he must do it in order to deal with his fearful thoughts. Obsessions and phobias refer more to the actual thoughts or fears themselves, whereas a fugue state is a dissociative disorder in which a person may suddenly travel or wander without memory of their identity or past experiences, which is not the case here.

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