Question

maxine spends hours each day, without success, trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. her experience is most symptomatic of a(n):

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Trying to suppress an intrusive, unwanted thought can cause it to rebound, or reoccur. This happens because, while an initial thought can occur automatically and without any mental effort, trying to suppress it is a controlled, conscious process that requires mental resources.