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Ablutomania (from Latin ablutere 'to wash off") is the persistent and abnormal bathing, washing, or cleaning of the body.[1]
It is often a component in OCD.
In psychoanalytic theory it was thought to symbolize an attempt to reduce anxiety arising from guilt.
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- Ablutophobia - fear of washing
- Activities of daily living
- Hygiene
- List of manias
References[]
- ↑ P.L. Harriman (1947). Dictionary of Psychology. Philosophical Library. New York.
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