OCD Self Test
The self test method is used to evaluate oneself on the basis of the score obtained on the test and to analyze the situation critically and act on it. This method will help individuals to honestly evaluate their strengths, weaknesses and get to know themselves better.
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The OCD Self Test is a short 10 item evaluation wanting to measure your anxiety levels and trying to understand your mental health condition to the best.
OCD involves recurrent obsessions meaning intrusive thoughts coupled with compulsions meaning repetitive behaviors the person feels compelled to perform in order to ease the distress. People with OCD generally recognize that their obsessive concerns are excessive or irrational, but feel incapable of stopping them.
Severity of OCD- Mild, Moderate, High
It will help you better understand your mental health condition.
The evaluation will help you gain insight into your emotions and work on them.
Frequently Asked Questions
The OCD Self-Test is a test that alerts you of the level and severity of your obsessions and compulsions. This self-test can help you better understand your symptoms of OCD if you have them. It also gives you insight into the issues you are currently facing and urges you to ask for help for them.
The biggest benefit of this self-test is that it gives you an overview of your overall mental health and whether you should reach out to a mental health professional for help or advice. At the same time, gain insight into physical and emotional signs and symptoms.
After taking the test and answering all the questions, you must self-assess each answer and receive an overall score as per the instructions given below the test. The total score determines the severity of OCD that you maybe facing. You can then proceed to book a session with Ananda if you feel so.
A self-diagnosis of OCD is generally not recommended since the symptoms for each individual might vary from person to person. At the same time if you feel that you might be experiencing persistent unwanted thoughts or urges that seem impossible to control and are engaging in repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, checking door locks, praying, repeating certain words or counting, we urge you to reach out and book a session with our qualified mental health professionals at Ananda for your mental wellbeing.
Most trained mental health professionals might administer the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales (Y-BOCS) psychological test to check if their client can be diagnosed with OCD or not. Apart from this, sharing your experiences and symptoms with experts or qualified therapists might indicate if you are showing signs of OCD.
While OCD does stem from having immense anxiety and distress, the signs and symptoms for both of them are a little different. Anxiety will be an underlying issue causing a lot of distress which individuals try to curb with the help of obsessions and compulsions. Do book a session with Ananda incase you feel you are experiencing any signs or symptoms of either OCD or anxiety.
