Have you experienced unpleasant thoughts or mental images that repeatedly reached your mind, regarding the following matters? See below...
1 - The fear of being contaminated (filth, germs, radiations) or getting AIDS?
Yes
| No
2 - The concern for perfect order of things (clothes, tools, food, etc.)?
Yes
| No
3 - Images of death or terrible events?
Yes
| No
4 - Unacceptable and immoral thoughts?
Yes
| No
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Have you been worried or afraid for some events, such as...
5 - Fires, floodings or thefts?
Yes
| No
6 - Running down a person with our car?
Yes
| No
7 - Spreading a disease (for example AIDS)?
Yes
| No
8 - Losing something valuable?
Yes
| No
9 - Causing pain to another person because of your neglectful behaviour?
Yes
| No
10 - Ceding to a sudden impulse, such as the impulse to hurt a beloved person, to push someone on the bus, to perform a dangerous act with your car, to do something sexually inappropriate or to poison your guests?
Yes
| No
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Have you experienced the need to repeat some behaviours, such as...
11 - The ritual cleaning of your clothes, of your house or of your body?
Yes
| No
12 - Checking switches, taps, dishware, door locks, safety devices?
Yes
| No
13 - Counting and/or re-arrange objects, waking up at night to repeat activities already performed during the day?
Yes
| No
14 - Keeping useless objects or inspecting the garbage before throwing it away?
Yes
| No
15 - Repeating routine actions (sitting down and standing up, passing through doors, lighting up the cigarette again) more than one time until it's enough?
Yes
| No
16 - Touching objects or people?
Yes
| No
17 - Reading and writing the same things over and over, opening and closing envelopes?
Yes
| No
18 - Examining your body for illnesses?
Yes
| No
19 - Avoiding specific colors ("red" symbolizes blood), numbers ("13" is unlucky), or names (those that start with D of "Death") that are associated with unpleasant memories or experiences?
Yes
| No
20 - Feeling a strong need to "confess" something or to be reassured that your thoughts and ideas are right?
Yes
| No
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Referring to behaviours described above:
21 - Averagely, how much time do these behaviours and thoughts occupy in your life, daily?
None
| 0 - 1 hours
| 1 - 3 hours
| 3 - 8 hours
| More than 8 hours
22 - How much distress do they cause you?
None
| Little
| Moderate
| Much
| Very much
23 - How much do they negatively influence your work, your tasks, your relationships with other people?
Not at all
| Little
| Enough
| Much
| Very much
24 - How much control do you have on them?
Complete control
| High control
| Moderate control
| Modest control
| No control
25 - Do they cause you to avoid tasks, appointments, meetings, parties?
Never
| Rarely
| Sometimes
| Frequently
| Always