A repetitive behavior or mental act performed according to rules or in response to an obsession, commonly to reduce distress or prevent a feared outcome. Covert neutralization can serve the same maintaining function as a visible ritual.
A covert mental act intended to cancel a threat, remove a thought's significance or prevent a feared outcome. Mental neutralization can preserve a compulsion cycle even when visible rituals have decreased.
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