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Professor Stefan de Schill, psychoanalyst: (1) A compulsion neurosis, of which there are several kinds, is caused by a person (technically called "a compulsive") feeling guilty over unclean thoughts. His dry washing of hands is an outer symbol of his attempt or wish to get rid of them. Or his feet swinging, fingers tapping the table, and ear-pulling are nervous habits which betray tension. (2) Any good standard work on psychiatry deals with these habit patterns, these neuroses, which annoy or irritate others.

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