What are the symptoms of OCD?

Answer 1

Obsessions as defined by:

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress


The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems


The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action


The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind (not imposed from without as in thought insertion)
Compulsions as defined by:

Repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly


The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive
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At some point during the course of the disorder, the adult has recognized that the obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable (not applicable to children).

The obsessions or compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming (take more than 1 hour a day), or significantly interfere with the person's normal routine, occupational (or academic) functioning, or usual social activities or relationships.

If another disorder is present, the content of the obsessions or compulsions is not restricted to it. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.

Answer 2

I have a friend with OCD, he cant be happy with anything out of order or in disarray. He worries or obsesses over the smallest things until they are completed to his satisfaction.

Answer 3

It is doing same thing again and again because of recurrent thoughts about it. for example a person washes his hands again and again thinking that they have become dirty. Patient knows that it is unncessay but can't hold himself. similarly a patient can check door lock again and again.even.though.he knows.that.he.had.already.checked.itand.it.was.locked.

Answer 4

wats OCD?