Rumination ocd test
3 Minute Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Test
Mood DisordersObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Do I have OCD? Use this quiz to help determine if you might need to consult a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Medical ReviewerRandy Bressler, PsyD
Who Is This Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Quiz For?
Below is a list of eight questions designed for people who are experiencing anxiety-inducing thoughts or repetitive behaviors they believe to be uncontrollable. The questions relate to life experiences common among people who have been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Please read each question carefully, and indicate how often you have experienced the same or similar challenges in the past few months.
How Accurate Is It?
This quiz is NOT a diagnostic tool. Mental health disorders can only be diagnosed by licensed health care professionals.
Psycom believes assessments can be a valuable first step toward getting treatment. All too often people stop short of seeking help out of fear their concerns aren't legitimate or severe enough to warrant professional intervention.
What Does This Test Consist Of?
Eight questions that relate to common thoughts and behaviors experienced by those diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
How Is OCD Treated?
OCD is highly treatable often through a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and, in some cases, medication.
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If you think you or someone you care about may be suffering from OCD, Anxiety, or any other mental health condition, Psycom.net strongly recommends that you seek help from a mental health professional in order to receive a proper diagnosis and support.
For those in crisis, we have compiled a list of resources (some even offer free or low-cost support) where you may be able to find additional help.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder FAQs
How do you know if you have obsessive-compulsive disorder?
OCD is often a term that is misused to describe people who simply like order or have high standards of cleanliness. In reality, OCD is a serious mental health condition that centers on obsessions, compulsions, or both. OCD is not solely related to germs or cleanliness, but those can be common themes. If you find yourself having recurring, unwanted thoughts that disrupt your daily life and compel you to take an action, you may want to speak to a mental health professional about OCD.1
Is OCD an anxiety disorder?
OCD was previously categorized as an anxiety disorder but was reclassified in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5) under the heading of ‘Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders’.
This was a controversial decision in the psychiatric community. Prior to the publishing of DSM-5, a paper titled ‘Should OCD be classified as an Anxiety disorder in DSM-V?’ surveyed authors of OCD publications. Approximately 60% of respondents supported moving OCD out of the anxiety disorders section, while 40% disagreed.
What causes obsessive-compulsive disorder?
While the exact cause of OCD is unknown, scientists believe that biological, genetic, and environmental factors play a role in its occurrence. Having another mental health disorder, having parents or other family members with OCD, and experiencing traumatic life events can increase your risk of developing OCD.
Is OCD a serious mental illness?
OCD is a serious mental illness that can become debilitating if left untreated. It is characterized by high levels of fear, anxiety, and emotional distress. In severe cases of OCD, the disorder can prevent the individual from functioning in daily life, interfere with relationships and responsibilities, and significantly impact quality of life.
Who is most likely to get OCD?
OCD can affect children, adolescents, and adults alike. Most people with OCD are diagnosed by the age of 19, but onset after age 35 can occur. OCD typically presents earlier in males than in females. Having another mental health disorder, having parents or other family members with OCD, and experiencing traumatic life events can increase your risk of developing OCD.
Does OCD get worse with age?
The symptoms of OCD can worsen with age if left untreated. Those diagnosed with OCD in adolescence have a 60% chance of the illness becoming a lifelong disorder without the guidance of a mental health professional. In most cases, OCD symptoms can be alleviated with time and treatment, but others will be classified as chronic.
What is rumination?
Rumination is the process of obsessively thinking about an idea, situation, or choice, which tends to be negative or troubling. Rumination is a central symptom of OCD that causes the individual to spend a significant amount of time thinking about or analyzing their obsessions.
Rumination can be seriously damaging to one’s mental health, as it can interfere with daily functioning and cause the individual to withdraw from their responsibilities and relationships.
How do you stop obsessive thoughts?
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one means of treatment by which you can stop obsessive thoughts. Through CBT, therapists focus on helping you to recognize negative thoughts and find new ways of responding to them. CBT helps you stand back from these thoughts, look at the evidence closely, and tell yourself something more realistic or accurate. You cannot simply stop obsessive thoughts, but you can change the way you interpret meaning from them and how you respond.
- OCD UK. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and OCD. Accessed April 6, 2021.
- National Institute of Mental Health. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Accessed April 6, 2021.
- Mayo Clinic. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Accessed April 6, 2021.
Notes: This article was originally published July 9, 2021 and most recently updated January 21, 2022.
Rumination OCD - Symptoms and Treatment
Rumination and OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can affect anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can manifest quite differently in one sufferer from the next. Rumination is a core feature of OCD that causes a person to spend an inordinate amount time worrying about, analyzing, and trying to understand or clarify a particular thought or theme. Rumination occurs in all forms and subtypes of OCD in which person indulges in long periods of time perseverating on the topic of their obsessions, such as contamination or mental checking.
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Symptoms of Rumination OCD
Common Obsessions of Rumination OCD
Rumination within OCD can cause a variety of intrusive thoughts that are different for each person. A person may experience symptoms of OCD that involve multiple themes and subtypes of OCD, and it is not unusual for a person to suddenly experience obsessions about new OCD content areas.
Some common ruminations or obsessive thoughts include the following:
- Obsessive thoughts regarding cleanliness
- Fear of harming someone
- Disturbing thoughts of inappropriate sexual activities
- Intense thoughts of constant perfection
- Philosophical or existential obsessions
Common Compulsions of Rumination OCD
Some of the compulsive behaviors that occur within OCD also may include:
- Constantly going through a mental checklist to ensure cleanliness
- Constantly checking to make sure one did not harm anyone around them
- Avoiding certain places or people to prevent being triggered
- Spending long periods of time reviewing past events and memories
- A long period of time spent pondering philosophical or existential topics
The time spent lingering on these intrusive thoughts can impact a person’s life significantly and can prevent them from completing important tasks.
A person may become so occupied with their obsessions and intrusive thoughts that they withdraw from their relationships and other obligations in their lives, such as work, school, or familial tasks.
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Treatment for Rumination OCD
People suffering from OCD are encouraged to seek treatment from a mental health treatment provider that specializes in the treatment of OCD. OCD specialists are trained and equipped to treat a wide array of OCD subtypes, including OCD that includes significant rumination. All types of OCD can be treated with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), specifically with treatment approaches called Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
Mindful-Based CBT teaches patients that everyone experiences intrusive thoughts. Individuals will also learn that intrusive thoughts have no power over them and that by responding to their thoughts through compulsive behaviors, their thoughts are given more strength and credibility and their fears and obsessions are strengthened and reinforced.
Mindfulness-Based CBT is a very effective OCD treatment, especially when combined with ERP.
ERP exposes patients to situations related to their intrusive thoughts that cause them anxiety. The goal of this treatment is for the patient to prevent himself or herself from completing their compulsive behaviors when triggered by intrusive thoughts. The situations that are confronted will intensify over time, until the patient can face and overcome their most feared scenario. Once they are able to stop themselves from responding to their intrusive thoughts with compulsive behaviors, they can experience tremendous relief from the symptoms of OCD.
If patients are suffering from severe levels of anxiety due to their OCD, they may benefit from participating in treatment at an Intensive Outpatient (IOP) OCD treatment program, as is offered by The Gateway Institute. The Gateway Institute offers Intensive Outpatient treatment options as well as regular outpatient psychotherapy sessions, and a free, 30 minute face-to-face consultation with one of our experienced and caring clinicians at all three of our beautiful locations in Orange County, Scottsdale, Arizona, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
OCD symptoms typically worsen over time and can take over a person’s life, so it is very important to seek OCD treatment as soon as possible with a skilled and dedicated OCD specialist who can provide expertise and support during this journey.
Other Common Sub-Types of OCD
It is not uncommon for an individual suffering from one OCD sub-type to also suffer from other sub-types. Treating co-occurring sub-types simultaneously is important in finding balance and healing from OCD.
Harm OCD
Homosexual (HOCD)
Pure O (Pure Obsessional OCD)
Relationship OCD
Sexual OCD
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Take an online test for OCD (test for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Instructions:
This test serves as a guide, but in no way can replace an in-person consultation with a specialist, and even more so, the test result cannot reveal the true diagnosis. If you suspect any disorder, please see a specialist in person.
The total duration of your obsessive thoughts (obsessions) during the day is
not seen at all
total less than an hour
cumulatively 1-3 hours during the day
cumulatively 3-8 hours per day
more than 8 hours in total during the day
Degree of disruption of daily life due to obsessive thoughts
not broken at all
Violated weakly
negative influence is felt, but the way of life is the same
severe disruption of daily life
lifestyle is completely disrupted
Level of psychological discomfort due to obsessive thoughts
I don't feel at all
I feel mild discomfort
I feel a lot of discomfort, but in general, I feel good
I experience severe discomfort and this affects my well-being
I feel very uncomfortable almost all day.
Resistance to obsessions (obsessive thoughts)
able to resist them almost always
can resist most obsessions
sometimes I can give them good resistance
most of the time I can't resist them
unable to resist obsessions
Degree of control over obsessions (obsessions)
obsessions are completely under my control
most of the time i control them
sometimes I manage to control obsessions
I can barely control them
my obsessions are out of control
Your duration of obsessive actions, rituals (compulsions) during the day
are not observed at all in the aggregate for less than an hour
cumulatively 1-3 hours during the day
cumulatively 3-8 hours per day
more than 8 hours in total during the day
Degree of disruption of daily life
do not violate at all
have little effect
negative influence is felt, but the way of life is the same
disrupt daily life
lifestyle is completely disrupted
Level of psychological discomfort
I don't feel at all
I feel mild discomfort
I feel a lot of discomfort, but in general, I feel good
I experience severe discomfort and this affects my well-being
I feel very uncomfortable almost all day.
Resistance to compulsions (compulsions, rituals)
able to resist them almost always
can resist most compulsions
sometimes I can give them good resistance
most of the time I can't resist them
unable to resist compulsions
Degree of control over compulsions
compulsions are completely under my control
most of the time i control them
sometimes I manage to control compulsions
I can barely control them
my compulsions are out of control
Results
You scored: points, you have: No clinical manifestations of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
You scored: points, you have: mild OCD symptoms (should consult with a specialist)
You scored: points, you have: moderate OCD symptoms (IMPORTANT to see a specialist)
You scored: points, you have: symptoms of severe OCD.
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You scored: points, you have: extremely severe OCD symptoms.
Your psychological state may be critical!
Consultation with a specialist is required to resolve your questions. You can make an appointment with a psychotherapist by calling 8 (831) 266-03-06 or using the registration form below.
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Yale-Brown OCD Test
Y-BOCS (Yele-Braun obsessive-compulsive scale)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which a person has repetitive, unwanted intrusive thoughts, ideas, images, or urges (obsessions) and an urgent need to repeat certain actions (compulsions/rituals) in order to relieve or get rid of obsessions. In severe OCD, obsessions and rituals reach the point where they cause distress and greatly interfere with life. The phrase " obsessive-compulsive " is sometimes used in an informal non-OCD manner to describe someone as overly meticulous, perfectionistic, engrossed, or otherwise obsessed.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects about 2.3% of people. The median age of onset of OCD is 19.5 years and rarely appears after age 35. 25% of OCD cases begin by age 14.
The Yale-Brown Scale is a clinical test method developed by Wayne Goodman and colleagues at Yale and Brown Universities in 1989. Designed to quantify the components of OCD and their dynamics:
- obsessive thoughts ( obsessions )
- compulsions ( compulsions)
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Questionnaire
1. The total duration of your obsessive thoughts (obsessions) during the day is:
not observed at all
in aggregate less than an hour
in aggregate 1-3 hours during the day
in aggregate 3-8 hours during the day
in aggregate more than 8 hours during the day
2. Degree of disturbance of daily life due to the presence of obsessive thoughts:
not disturbed at all
slightly disturbed
negative influence is felt, but the way of life is the same
daily way of life is severely disturbed
way of life is completely disturbed
3. The level of psychological discomfort due to obsessive thoughts:
I don’t feel at all
I feel a little discomfort
I feel a lot of discomfort, but in general, I feel good
I feel a lot of discomfort and this affects my well-being
I feel almost all day very strong discomfort
4. Resistance to obsessions:
able to resist them almost always
I can resist most obsessions
sometimes I can resist them well
most of the time I can't resist them
unable to resist obsessions
5.
Degree of control over obsessions:
obsessions are completely under my control
in most cases I control them
sometimes I manage to control obsessions
I can control them slightly
my obsessions are out of control
6. Your duration of obsessive actions, rituals (compulsions) during the day:
not observed at all (less than an hour in total)
in total an hour or less than an hour
in total 1-3 hours during the day
in total 3-8 hours during the day
in aggregate more than 8 hours during the day
7. Degree of violation of everyday life:
do not violate at all
have a slight influence
a negative influence is felt, but the way of life is the same
they strongly disrupt the daily way of life
the way of life is completely disturbed
8. Level of psychological discomfort:
I don’t feel at all
I feel a little discomfort
I feel a lot of discomfort, but in general, I feel good
I feel a lot of discomfort and this affects my well-being
I feel very strong discomfort almost all day
9.
