Manias and OCD (Obssessive Compulsive Disorder)
Autor: Inglês com a Mari Inês!!! | Publicado: 2012-09-13T21:15:00-04:00






Test 
Try to answer honestly to this
test and make a self reflection about your manias. There’s no right answer for
it, but you can find out more about you just thinking deeply about yourself.





 

  
Question 1

 


Do you feel
driven to collect certain types of objects that have little or no use, and feel
unable to throw them away? 



a) No, this
doesn't apply to me

b) Sometimes,
but only occasionally

c) Yes,
quite often



 

  
Question 2

 


Have you
frequently experienced thoughts or images in your mind of natural disasters or
horrific violence? 

Examples 

Irrationally having a recurring fear that
     an earthquake will strike.
Repeatedly playing imagery in your head of
     physical torture or violent war scenes.


 

  
a)

  
No, this
  doesn't apply to me

 

  
b)

  
Sometimes, but only occasionally

 

  
c)

  
Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 3

 

Do you feel an overwhelming
and persistent sense of fear and anxiety about being contaminated or infected
by germs, bacteria or dirt?

Examples 

Feeling disgusted by making physical
     contact with other people, such as shaking hands
Being unable to touch door handles in
     public-buildings or use public transport


 

  
a)

  
No, this
  doesn't apply to me

 

  
b)

  
Sometimes, but only occasionally

 

  
c)

  
Yes, quite often

 




 

  




Question 4

 


Do you
often worry about losing a particular personal belonging, a possession that is
important to you? 

Examples 

Always clasping a piece of jewellery to
     your body, for fear of dropping it.
Needing to regularly check that a family
     photo-album is in fact where you left it.


 

  
a)

  
No, this
  doesn't apply to me

 

  
b)

  
Sometimes, but only occasionally

 

  
c)

  
Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 5

 


Are you
often late for social events or appointments because of excessive
personal-grooming routines? 

Examples 

Feeling compelled to adhere to a strict,
     lengthy regime for applying make-up and styling hair before being able to
     leave the house for work.
Excessively straightening your tie and
     collar whilst on the way to a dinner engagement, and being constantly
     concerned that it is out of place.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 6

 


Do you
often think about or experience images in your mind of unacceptable sexual
thoughts, including criminal and inhumane acts? 

Examples 

Experiencing visions in your mind of
     forced or violent sex.
Repeated thoughts of sex involving
     humiliation or degradation of one partner.
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a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 7

 


Do you
repeatedly check whether appliances are turned off, or keep rechecking that
doors and windows are locked? 

Examples 

Repeatedly checking the stove is switched
     off over.
Checking the front and back door are
     locked several times before going to bed.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 8

 


Do you
often feel driven to count and quantify groups of objects, or your possessions?


Examples 

Subconsciously counting the number of
     items stacked on a supermarket shelf.
Counting the amount of tiles on the floor
     as you are walk down a corridor.


 

  
a)

  
No, this
  doesn't apply to me

 

  
b)

  
Sometimes, but only occasionally

 

  
c)

  
Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 9

 


Do you feel
uncomfortable or have negative associations with a particular color? 

Examples 

Experiencing discomfort or strain when
     entering a room with walls painted with a certain color.
Feeling like any of your possessions that
     contain a certain color are unlucky.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 10

 


Do you
experience constant religious-based fears, or excessively practise religious
rituals and rites? 

Examples 

Being unable to restrain yourself from
     constantly repeating religious verses or praying.
An excessive and irrational fear of
     committing even very minor sins.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 11

 


Do you
often feel like your skin is unclean or infected with germs, and feel a urgent
need to shower? 

Examples 

Washing your hand multiple times each hour,
     and feeling repulsed by touching other people's skin.
Having several showers each day, even to
     the point where your skins becomes dry and irritated.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 

  
Question 12

 
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Do you feel
uncomfortable with uneven numbers generally, or seeing groups of objects in
odd-numbered multiples? 

Examples 

Avoiding purchasing food-packages from the
     supermarket in odd-numbered multiples.
Feeling like you have to remove a can of
     soda from a packet to even the remaining number.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 






 

  
Question 13

 


Do you feel
driven to repeatedly clean your bedroom or house to the point where your
friends and family consider it excessive? 

Examples 

Wiping the kitchen benches over and over,
     and feeling concerned if anyone prepares food on them.
Dusting your house multiple times each
     day, including rooms where people aren't likely to enter.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often



 

  
Question 14

 
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Do you
routinely worry about personal security without reasonable cause - of being
robbed or physically attacked? 

Examples 

Often fearing your home to be broken into
     and robbed while you are at work.
Frequently checking your pockets because
     you feel like your wallet has been stolen.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 15

 


Do you
often feel compelled to organize and reposition objects in a certain order, or
to arrange your possessions in similar patterns? 

Examples 

Constantly feeling like you need to
     straighten furniture in your house.
Always taking care to evenly space
     groceries in the pantry, and have face them facing the same way.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 16

 


Do you seem
to have a persistent fear of infecting other people with a disease or illness? 

Examples 

Having to cover your mouth public spaces
     to prevent germs spreading.
An anxious concern that you may infect a
     partner with a STD without ever having been diagnosed with it.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 17

 


Do you have
recurring thoughts or images of yourself or someone you know suffering a
serious injury, or death? 

Examples 

Often picturing yourself falling from a
     building rooftop.
Constantly worrying that a family member
     will die in a car accident.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often

 




 

  
Question 18

 


Are you
always abandoning and restarting work or writing mid-way through, because it is
messy or you feel it's quality is inadequate? 

Examples 

Often taking several attempts to fill out
     a written application form.
Repeatedly deleting your progress in
     writing a simple email, and rewriting it from the start.


 

  


  
a)No,
  this doesn't apply to me

 

  


  
b)Sometimes,
  but only occasionally

 

  


  
c)Yes, quite often