Compulsion
Appearance
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Compulsion may refer to:
Psychology
- 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.
Film and television
- Compulsion (1959 film), an American film based on Meyer Levin's novel (see below)
- Compulsion (2009 film), a British television drama inspired by the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling
- Compulsion (2013 film), a Canadian thriller directed by Egidio Coccimiglio
- Compulsion (2016 film), an erotic thriller film directed by Craig Goodwill
- "Compulsion" (CSI), a 2005 TV episode
- Compulsions, a 2009 American web series
Literature
- Compulsion (Hutson novel), a 2001 horror novel by Shaun Hutson
- Compulsion (Levin novel), a 1956 novel and 1957 adapted play by Meyer Levin
- Compulsion, a 2010 play about Levin, by Rinne Groff
- Compulsion, a 2008 Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman
Music
- Compulsion (band), a 1990–1997 Irish punk rock band
- Compulsion (album), by Andrew Hill, 1966
- "Compulsion", a song by Joe Crow, covered by Martin Gore on Counterfeit EP, 1989
- "Compulsion", a song by Röyksopp from The Inevitable End, 2014
Video games
- Compulsion Games, a Canadian video game developer