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OCD/OCPD Spectrum Test

Results:

Your OCD/OCPD spectrum symptoms are

moderate (42.14%).

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Explanation of Facets:

Fear of Disinhibition: People with

OCD/OCPD spectrum traits often struggle
with fears that they will lose control and
harm themselves or others. This is
sometimes called “Harm OCD” and may
appear paradoxical, as compulsive people
often appear very orderly and in control
from the outside. On the inside, however,
the repeated “what-ifs?” associated with
losing control are often prevalent as one
component of the overall OCD/OCPD
condition.

Fear of Contaminants: Individuals with

OCD/OCPD often experience compulsions
to clean, wash, guard against, and avoid
contaminants. People with a pronounced
fear of contaminants are often concerned
that they or their loved ones may be
infected and fall ill, and so they spend a
lot of time taking the precautions they
think will counter the fear of infection.
People very high in this trait also report
dividing their lives into “safe zones” (e.g.,
their home, car, etc.) and unsafe zones
that have been contaminated.

Fear of Immorality: People on the

OCD/OCPD spectrum are often intensely
concerned with being right or wrong. As a
consequence, they constantly go over
their actions in their heads to assess
whether laws, expectations, rules, and
regulations were perfectly followed or
not. Many who are high in this symptom
also report struggling with obsessive
thoughts about what a “good person”
would think about their actions and
whether they are really immoral or
deserving of rebuke.

Symmetry/Exactness: One possible

symptom of OCD/OCPD is the need to
make sure that things are exact,
symmetrical, orderly, aligned, and “just
right.” Those who are high on this
dimension tend to order and arrange the
objects in their homes excessively;
putting everything in its proper place to
make sure everything looks and feels
right. Many also struggle with
restlessness or stress if their standard of
orderliness, symmetry, or perfection is
not achieved.

Checking: People on the OCD/OCPD

spectrum often feel the need to
excessively check (and double-check)
items like locks, appliances, switches, and
so on. Some may also experience an
impetus to repeatedly check on their
loved ones to make sure that everything
is okay. Checking behaviors are often a
response to anxiety; the looming feeling
that something bad might happen if
things are not constantly kept an eye on
and surveilled.

Repeating: Another symptom of

OCD/OCPD is the experience of struggling
with recurrent thoughts, mental images,
or urges that must be accommodated in
order to alleviate anxiety. People high in
repeating behaviors tend to have certain
“rituals” that must be observed in order
for them to find relief from such intrusive
thoughts and urges. Many find that
engaging in these rituals, which they have
set for themselves, gives them peace of
mind from their compulsions (if only
temporarily).

Superstitions: Obsessive-compulsive
individuals often adhere to certain
behaviors or beliefs that they believe will
prevent accidents or harm from occurring
in their lives. These may range from
classic “folk superstitions” to entirely
rational extrapolations of what could
happen if these behaviors and beliefs are
not adhered to. In both cases, however,
such beliefs are superstitious in the sense
that accidents cannot be entirely
prevented by engaging in some behaviors
or avoiding others. In other words, the
beliefs have the characteristics of a type
of magical thinking, motivating the
person high this trait to feel stressed or
distressed entirely out of proportion to
the behaviors they feel must be observed.

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