Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Are you Monk?
Have you been bothered by unpleasant thoughts or images that repeatedly enter your mind, such as...
1. concerns with contamination (dirt, germs, chemicals, radiation) or acquiring a serious illness such as AIDS?
No
Yes
2. overconcern with keeping objects (clothing, groceries, tools) in perfect order or arranged exactly?
No
Yes
3. images of death or other horrible events?
No
Yes
4. personally unacceptable religious or sexual thoughts?
No
Yes
Have you worried a lot about terrible things happening, such as...
5. fire, burglary, or flooding the house?
No
Yes
6. accidentally hitting a pedestrian with your car or letting it roll down the hill?
No
Yes
7. spreading an illness (giving someone AIDS)?
No
Yes
8. losing something valuable?
No
Yes
9. harm coming to a loved one because you weren't careful enough?
No
Yes
10. Have you worried about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge or impulse, such as 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?
No
Yes
Have you felt driven to perform certain acts over and over again, such as...
11. excessive or ritualized washing, cleaning, or grooming?
No
Yes
12. checking light switches, water faucets, the stove, door locks, or emergency brake?
No
Yes
13. counting; arranging; evening-up behaviors (making sure socks are at same height)?
No
Yes
14. collecting useless objects or inspecting the garbage before it is thrown out?
No
Yes
15. repeating routine actions (in/out of chair, going through doorway, re-lighting cigarette) a certain number of times or until it feels just right?
No
Yes
16. need to touch objects or people?
No
Yes
17. unnecessary re-reading or re-writing; re-opening envelopes before they are mailed?
No
Yes
18. examining your body for signs of illness?
No
Yes
19. avoiding colors ("red" means blood), numbers ("l 3" is unlucky), or names (those that start with "D" signify death) that are associated with dreaded events or unpleasant thoughts?
No
Yes
20. needing to "confess" or repeatedly asking for reassurance that you said or did something correctly?
No
Yes
Reference: http://psychcentral.com/ocdquiz.htm
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