YBOCS

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The next 5 Questions are about Obsessions.

Obsessions are unwanted ideas, images or impulses that intrude on thinking against your wishes and efforts to resist them. They usually involve themes of harm, risk and danger.
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How much of your time is occupied by obsessive thoughts?
None
Mild, less than 1 hour/day or occasional intrusion
Moderate, 1 to 3 hours/day or frequent intrusion
Severe, greater than 3 and up to 8 hours/day or very frequent intrusion
Extreme, greater than 8 hours/day or near constant intrusion
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How much do your obsessive thoughts interfere with your social or work (or role) functioning?
None
Mild, slight interference with social or occupational activities, but overall performance not impaired
Moderate, definite interference with social or occupational performance, but still manageable
Severe, causes substantial impairment in social or occupational performance
Extreme, incapacitating
4
How much distress do your obsessive thoughts cause you?
None
Mild, not too disturbing
Disturbing, but still manageable
Severe, very disturbing
Extreme, and near constant and disabling distress
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How much of an effort do you make to resist the obsessive thoughts? How often do you try to disregard or turn your attention away from these thoughts as they enter your mind?
Makes an effort to always resist, or symptoms so minimal doesn't need to actively resist
Tries to resist most of the time
Makes some effort to resist
Yields to all obsessions without attempting to control them, but does so with some reluctance
Completely and willingly yields to all obsessions
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How much control do you have over your obsessive thoughts? How successful are you in stopping or diverting your obsessive thinking?
Complete control
Much control, usually able to stop or divert obsessions with some effort and concentration
Moderate control, sometimes able to stop or divert obsessions
Little control, rarely successful in stopping or dismissing obsessions, can only divert attention with difficulty
No control, experienced as completely involuntary, rarely able to even momentarily alter obsessive thinking
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The next 5 questions are about your compulsive behaviors.

Compulsions are urges that people have to do something to lessen feelings of anxiety or other discomfort. Often they do repetitive, purposeful, intentional behaviors called rituals. The behavior itself may seem appropriate but it becomes a ritual when done to excess.
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How much time do you spend performing compulsive behaviors? How frequently do you do rituals?
None
Mild (spends less than 1 hour/day performing compulsions), or occasional performance of compulsive behaviors
Moderate (speeds from 1 to 3 hours/day performing compulsions), or frequent performance of compulsive behaviors
Severe (spends more than 3 and up to 8 hours/day performing compulsions), or very frequent performance of compulsive behaviors
Extreme (spends more than 8 hours/day performing compulsions), or near constant performance of compulsive behaviors (too numerous to count)
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How much do your compulsive behaviors interfere with your social or work (or role) functioning?
None
Mild, slight interference with social or occupational activities, but overall performance not impaired
Moderate, definite interference with social or occupational performance, but still manageable
Severe, causes substantial impairment in social or occupational performance
Extreme, incapacitating
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How would you feel if prevented from performing your compulsion(s)?
None
Mild, only slightly anxious if compulsions prevented
Moderate, anxiety would mount but remain manageable if compulsions prevented
Severe, prominent, and very disturbing increase in anxiety if compulsions interrupted
Extreme, incapacitating anxiety from any intervention aimed at modifying activity
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How much of an effort do you make to resist the compulsions?
Makes an effort to always resist, or symptoms so minimal doesn't need to actively resist
Tries to resist most of the time
Makes some effort to resist
Yields to almost all compulsions without attempting to control them, but does so with some reluctance
Completely and willingly yields to all compulsions
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How strong is the drive to perform the compulsive behavior? How much control do you have over the compulsions?
Complete control
Pressure to perform the behavior but usually able to exercise voluntary control over it
Strong pressure to perform behavior, can control it only with difficulty
Very strong drive to perform behavior, must be carried to completion, can only delay with difficulty
Drive to perform behavior experienced as completely involuntary and over-powering, rarely able to even momentarily delay activity
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Total score
14
Obsessions
15
Compulsions
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