OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Test
University of Hamburg Obsession-Compulsion Inventory Screening Form
Circle True or False for each answer.
1. Do you wash your hands after you feel you have come to close to an
animal or dirty object? True False
2. Do you reposition tablecloths or rugs because you think they are
not exactly right? True False
3. Are there days when you have to think about certain words or images
so much that you are unable to do
anything else? True False
4. Is it often impossible for you to stop repeating (if only to
yourself) a sentence already spoken? True False
5. During the day do you think several times about work you have
already finished? True False
6. Do you find that you cannot stop counting during certain
activities? True False
7. Do you sometimes try to distract yourself from a thought about your
partner doing something he or she would
not want you to know about? True False
8. Are there any activities you cannot finish before having counted to
a certain number? True False
9.Do you sometimes consciously distract yourself from the thought of
hurting or killing yourself? True False
10. During the course of the day, do you often remember a certain
word, picture, or sentence? True False
11. Do you check the cleanliness of public seats, such as those in
buses or taxis, before you sit down?
True or False
12. Do you sometimes repeat aloud what has been already spoken,
although you try to prevent yourself from
doing it? True False
13. Having left your home, do you constantly have to think about
whether everything is in order there?
True False
14. Before starting to dress, do you think about exactly how to do it?
True False
15. Did you ever find yourself counting things for no reason? True False
16. Was there ever a day when you could not think about anything else
except hurting or killing yourself? True
False
17. Do you wash your hands after reading the newspaper? True False
18. Did you ever notice that you touch things several times before or
after you have used them? True False
19. Have you ever touched switches on electric devices several times
and counted despite trying not to?
True False
20. Do you check books or magazines for dog-ears and straighten them
immediately? True False
21. Do you fold newspapers back to the original way after reading
them? True False
22. Does the thought often occur to you that you might get sick or go
blind or crazy? True False
23. Are there days when you can think only about hurting or killing
someone? True False
24. After going to bed, do you get up again to check all electrical
devices? True False
25. Does counting the number of times you touch switches of electrical
devices interfere with your everyday
activities? True False
26. Do you rearrange objects on your desk, in your cupboard, or other
places repeatedly, even though nothing's
been touched since you last arranged them? True False
27. Do you check the return address immediately before you mail a
letter? True False
3,4,5, or 6: You probably have
obsessions that are clinically significant.
7-14: You
definitely have obsessions that are clinically significant.
B. Calculate the total number of answers circled true for questions
1,2,11,12,17,18,19,20,21,24,25,26,and 27. These
are compulsions. If the total number of true answers circled for these
questions is 1,2,or3: You probably do not have
clinically significant compulsions.
4,5,6,or 7: You probably have
clinically significant compulsions.
8-13: You
definitely have compulsions that are clinically significant.
