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• Ritual purification — is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to the worship of a deity. This ritual uncleanliness is not however identical… …   Wikipedia

• Ritual — For other uses, see Ritual (disambiguation). Part of the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard in Whitehall, London. A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by a religion or by the traditions… …   Wikipedia

• ritual — ritually, adv. /rich ooh euhl/, n. 1. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. 2. a system or collection of religious or other rites. 3. observance of set forms in public worship. 4. a book of rites or ceremonies. 5.… …   Universalium

• ritual — In psychiatry and psychology, any psychomotor activity ( e.g., morbid handwashing) performed by a person to relieve anxiety or forestall its development; typically seen in obsessive compulsive disorder. [L. ritualis, fr. ritus, rite] * …   Medical dictionary

• ritual — In medicine, a repeated action (such as hand washing) done to relieve feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness. This is often seen in people who have an obsessive compulsive disorder …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Obsessive–compulsive disorder — OCD redirects here. For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. Obsessive–compulsive disorder Classification and external resources Repetitive handwashing is a common OCD sym …   Wikipedia

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder — (OCD) is a chronic anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions. Compulsions are tasks or rituals which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. OCD is distinguished from other… …   Wikipedia

• Компульсивные ритуалы — (compulsive ritual) детализированная, зачастую тщательно продуманная последовательность действий, которую, как чувствует человек, он вынужден совершать, всегда одним и тем же образом …   Общая психология: глоссарий

• Intrusive thoughts — are unwelcome, involuntary thoughts, images or unpleasant ideas that may become obsessions, are upsetting or distressing, and can be difficult to be free of and manage. [http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/ocdaction/index.asp?id=433 Intrusive thoughts] …   Wikipedia

• Magical thinking — For the book, see Magical Thinking (book). Magical thinking is causal reasoning that looks for correlation between acts or utterances and certain events. In religion, folk religion, and superstition, the correlation posited is between religious… …   Wikipedia

• Zwangsstörung — Vergleichende Klassifikation nach DSM IV   ICD 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia