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Do I Have OCD?

September 7, 2009

Questionnaire

This screening test is designed as a guide to find out whether you show symptoms similar to those of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

  • A high score on this questionnaire does not mean you have OCD. Only a trained healthcare professional can make this diagnosis.
  • This test has 20 questions in Part A and 5 questions in Part B and should take about 5 minutes.
  • It was developed by Professor Wayne Goodman of the University of Florida.
Unpleasant thoughts or images that repeatedly enter your mind:

1) Do you have concerns with contamination (dirt, germs, chemicals, radiation) or getting a serious illness such as AIDS?

  1. Yes
  2. No

2) Are you overconcerned with keeping objects (clothing, shopping, tools) in perfect order, or arranged exactly?

  1. Yes
  2. No

3) Do you have mental images of death or other horrible events?

  1. Yes
  2. No

4) Do you have personally unacceptable religious or sexual thoughts?

  1. Yes
  2. No
Excessive worry about terrible things happening:

5) Do you worry about fire, burglary, or flooding the house?

  1. Yes
  2. No

6) Do you worry about accidentally hitting a pedestrian with your car or letting it roll down the hill?

  1. Yes
  2. No

7) Do you worry about spreading an illness (i.e. giving someone AIDS)?

  1. Yes
  2. No

8) Do you worry about losing something valuable?

  1. Yes
  2. No

9) Do you worry about harm coming to a loved one because you weren't careful enough?

  1. Yes
  2. No
Concerns about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge
or impulse:

10) Are you concerned about physically harming a loved one, pushing a stranger in front of a bus, steering your car into oncoming traffic; inappropriate sexual contact; or poisoning dinner guests?

  1. Yes
  2. No
Feeling driven to perform certain acts over and over again:

11) Do you perform excessive or ritualised washing, cleaning, or grooming rituals?

  1. Yes
  2. No

12) Do you check light switches, taps, the oven, door locks, or your car's handbrake?

  1. Yes
  2. No

13) Do you perform counting; arranging; 'evening-up' behaviours (making sure socks are at same height)?

  1. Yes
  2. No

14) Do you collect useless objects or inspect the rubbish before it is thrown out?

  1. Yes
  2. No

15) Do you repeat routine actions (going in/out of a chair, going through a doorway, re-lighting a cigarette) a certain number of times, or until it feels 'just right?'

  1. Yes
  2. No

16) Do you need to touch objects or people?

  1. Yes
  2. No

17) Do you unnecessarily re-read or re-write letters or re-open envelopes before you post them?

  1. Yes
  2. No

18) Do you examine your body for signs of illness?

  1. Yes
  2. No

19) Do you avoid certain colours ('red' means blood), numbers ('l3' is unlucky), or names (those that start with "D" signify death) that are associated with dreaded events or unpleasant thoughts?

  1. Yes
  2. No

20) Do you feel a need to 'confess' or repeatedly ask for reassurance that you said or did something correctly?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Note:
By clicking on "Move On To The Next Section" below you will not be able to make any further changes to this section. Please ensure that you are satisfied with your answers before continuing.

 

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