Checklist of Common OCD Symptoms - Washing Compulsions
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| Current | Past Only | Cleaning/Washing Compulsions |
| Excessive or ritualized handwashing | ||
| Excessive or ritualized showering, bathing, tooth brushing, grooming, or toilet routine | ||
| Excessive cleaning of household items or other inanimate objects | ||
| Other measures to prevent or remove contact with contaminants | ||
| Other cleaning compulsion |
| Current | Past Only | Checking Compulsions |
| Checking locks, stoves, appliances, etc. | ||
| Checking that did/will not harm others | ||
| Checking that did/will not harm self | ||
| Checking that nothing terrible did/will happen | ||
| Checking that did not make mistakes | ||
| Checking tied to somatic obsessions | ||
| Other checking compulsion |
| Current | Past Only | Repeating Rituals |
| Re-reading or re-writing | ||
| Need to repeat routine activities (in/out door, up/down chair) | ||
| Other repeating compulsion |
| Current | Past Only | Counting Compulsions |
| Counting Compulsions |
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| Current | Past Only | Ordering/Arranging Compulsions |
| Compulsive ordering or arranging |
| Current | Past Only | Hoarding Collecting Compulsions |
| Compulsive hoarding or collecting (e.g., carefully reads junk mail, piles up old newspapers, sorts through garbage, collects useless objects.) |
| Current | Past Only | Mental Compulsions |
| Special words, images, numbers, repeated mentally to neutralize (e.g., lucky numbers) | ||
| Special prayers (short and long) repeated in a set manner (e.g. "God is good") | ||
| Mental counting | ||
| Mentally listmaking | ||
| Mental reviewing (e.g., reviewing conversations) | ||
| Other mental compulsion |
reviewed by:
Harry Croft, MD (Psychiatrist)
Medical Director, HealthyPlace.com
Created on January 03, 2009 Last Updated on January 20, 2012
In OCD
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