Question

Michael feels driven to count the squares in the bathroom tile. he has very rigid rules regarding how he ritually counts them and how this ____________ behavior should be performed.

Answer 1

The answer is compulsive behavior. It is defined as executing an act determinedly and repeatedly without it essentially leading to a real pleasure or prize. Compulsive behaviors might be an effort to make fascinations go away. The act is typically a small, limited and repetitive behavior, however not troubling in an extreme way.