Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Bundle (312 pages)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder SYMPTOMS CHECK IN

OBSESSIVE SYMPTOMS

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or impulses that are experienced, and that cause significant anxiety or distress. The person attempts to ignore or suppress these thoughts, urges, or images. The person attempts to neutralize the thoughts, urges or images with some other thought or action (for example by performing a compulsion).

COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS

Engaging in repetitive behaviors (for example hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (for example praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety or distress, or preventing some dreaded event or situation. However, these behaviors or mental acts are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly excessive. The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming (for example take more than 1 hour per day) or cause significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.