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Compulsion

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Compulsion may refer to:

  • Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so.
  • Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety.

Art and entertainment

  • Compulsion (Hutson novel), a 2002 horror novel by Shaun Hutson
  • Compulsion (Kellerman novel), an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman
  • Compulsion (Levin novel), a 1956 novel by Meyer Levin and a 1957 adapted play by Levin
  • Compulsion (1959 film), a 1959 film based on Levin's novel
  • Compulsion (2009 film), a 2009 United Kingdom television drama, inspired by the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling
  • Compulsion (2013 film), a 2013 film directed by Egidio Coccimiglio
  • Compulsion (2016 film), a 2016 erotic thriller film directed by Craig Goodwill
  • "Compulsion", an episode from season 5 of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Compulsion (album), a jazz album by pianist Andrew Hill, originally released in 1966 under the Blue Note Label as BST 84217
  • Compulsion (band), a punk rock group active between 1990 and 1996, originally called Thee Amazing Colossal Men until 1992
  • Compulsion a play by Rinne Groff
  • "Compulsion", a song by Joe Crow, covered on Martin Gore's Counterfeit e.p.

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Compulsory
  • All pages with titles containing Compelling
  • All pages with titles containing Compel
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