Characteristics of OCD

Question 1

What is OCD?

Answer 1

An anxiety disorder where people experience persistent and intrusive thoughts and compulsions.

Question 2

What % of the population have OCD?

Answer 2

2%

Question 3

What are obsessions?

Answer 3

What the sufferer thinks about

Question 4

What are compulsions?

Answer 4

What the sufferer does as a result of the obsessions

Question 5

Behavioural characteristics for OCD -

Answer 5

Hinder everyday functioning
social impairment
repetitive behaviours

Question 6

Emotional characteristics for OCD -

Answer 6

Extreme anxiety

Distress

Question 7

Cognitive characteristics for OCD -

Answer 7

Recurrent and persistent thoughts
Recognised as self generated
Attentional bias
Uncontrollable urges