For each of the following statements, write O if it is an obsession and C if it is a compulsion.
| No | Statement | Response |
| 1 | Neutralizing a bad thought by replacing it with a good thought | |
| 2 | Horrific images in the mind | |
| 3 | Thoughts of losing or not having things you might need | |
| 4 | Confessing excessively | |
| 5 | Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images | |
| 6 | Rereading or rewriting something repeatedly | |
| 7 | Ordering or arranging things to get them just right | |
| 8 | Excessive toilet routines | |
| 9 | Fear of being a pedophile | |
| 10 | Checking in on loved ones to make sure they’re safe | |
| 11 | Thoughts of being contaminated | |
| 12 | Thoughts of loss of control and harming yourself or others | |
| 13 | Accumulating “junk” such as old newspapers or containers | |
| 14 | Counting without being able to stop | |
| 15 | Walking in and out of rooms repeatedly | |
| 16 | Thoughts of being homosexual | |
| 17 | Checking repeatedly for mistakes | |
| 18 | Fear of being dirty or making others dirty | |
| 19 | Fear of stealing things | |
| 20 | Superstitions: focus on ‘lucky’ or ‘unlucky’ | |
| 21 | Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas | |
| 22 | Counting, tapping, repeating certain words | |
| 23 | Urge to strip in public | |
| 24 | Sexually inappropriate images in the mind | |
| 25 | Excessive double-checking of locks, appliances, switches, etc. | |
| 26 | Repeating something a ‘safe’ number of times | |
| 27 | Avoidance of contaminants | |
| 28 | Urge to shout expletives in public | |
| 29 | Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up properly | |
| 30 | Need for evenness and perfection | |
| 31 | Fear of committing sin | |
| 32 | Thoughts of being sick | |
| 33 | Reviewing events to prevent harm | |
| 34 | Concern about right and wrong | |
| 35 | Praying excessively or engaging in rituals triggered by religious fear | |
| 36 | Spending a lot of time washing or cleaning | |
| 37 | Need for having the perfect memory | |
| 38 | Controlling hand movements to not harm someone | |
| 39 | Asking someone repeatedly to confirm something | |
| 40 | Fear of accidentally or purposefully running over someone |
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