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Anxiety tests online Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder test (Y-BOCS)

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The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is one of the most widely used questionnaires for assessing the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. It focuses on manifestations such as intrusive obsessive thoughts and repetitive compulsive behaviors, including the time they occupy, the distress they cause, and the degree of resistance and control over them.

In psychiatry, unwanted intrusive thoughts are called obsessions — recurring ideas, images, or urges that enter your mind against your will and are difficult to dismiss. The repetitive behaviors or mental rituals a person performs to ease the anxiety caused by obsessions are called compulsions. These terms appear throughout the questionnaire so you can match your own experience to the clinical language used by professionals.

The test is designed for self-completion and provides an indicative assessment of the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. It can be used repeatedly to monitor changes over time. The test result does not constitute a medical diagnosis and does not replace consultation with a specialist.

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Instructions:

The questionnaire contains 10 questions about obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. For each question, select the option that best describes your experience over the past week (or, if symptoms were worse before, the period when they were at their most severe). Answer honestly — there are no right or wrong answers.

1. Time occupied by obsessive thoughts

None

Less than 1 hour per day, or occasional intrusions (occur no more than 8 times a day)

1-3 hours per day, or frequent intrusions (most hours of the day are free of obsessions)

More than 3 hours and up to 8 hours per day, or very frequent intrusions

More than 8 hours per day, or near-constant intrusions

2. Interference due to obsessive thoughts

No interference

Mild, slight interference with social or occupational performance, but still performance not impaired

Moderate, definitive interference with social or occupational performance, but still manageable

Severe interference, causes substantial impairment in social or occupational performance

Extreme, incapacitating interference

3. Distress associated with obsessive thoughts

None

Mild, infrequent, and not too disturbing distress

Moderate, frequent, and disturbing distress, but still manageable

Severe, very frequent, and very disturbing distress

Extreme, near-constant, and disabling distress

4. Resistance against obsessions

I made an effort to always resist (or the obsessions are so minimal that there is no need to actively resist them)

I tried to resist most of the time (e.g. more than half the time I tried to resist)

I made some effort to resist

I allowed all obsessions to fill my mind without attempting to control them, but I did so with some reluctance

I completely and willingly gave in to all obsessions

5. Degree of control over obsessive thoughts

Complete control

Much control; usually I could stop or divert obsessions with some effort and concentration

Moderate control; sometimes I could stop or divert obsessions

Little control; I was rarely successful in stopping obsessions and could only divert attention with great difficulty

No control; I was rarely able to even momentarily ignore the obsessions

6. Time spent performing compulsive behaviors

None

Less than 1 hour per day was spent performing compulsions, or occasional performance of compulsive behaviors (no more than 8 times per day)

1-3 hours per day was spent performing compulsions, or frequent performance of compulsive behaviors (most hours were free of compulsions)

More than 3 hours and up to 8 hours per day were spent performing compulsions, or very frequent performance of compulsive behaviors (during most hours of the day)

More than 8 hours were spent performing compulsions, or near-constant performance of compulsive behaviors (hour rarely passes without several compulsions being performed)

7. Interference due to compulsive behaviors

No interference

Mild, slight interference with social or occupational activities, but overall performance not impaired

Moderate, definite interference with social or occupational performance, but still manageable

Severe interference, substantial impairment in social or occupational performance

Extreme, incapacitating interference

8. Distress associated with compulsive behavior

Not at all anxious

Only slightly anxious if compulsions prevented

Anxiety would mount but remain manageable if compulsions prevented

Prominent and very disturbing increase in anxiety if compulsions interrupted

Extreme, incapacitating anxiety from any intervention aimed at reducing the compulsions

9. Resistance against compulsions

I made effort to always resist (or the symptoms were so minimal that there was no need to actively resist them)

I tried to resist most of the time (e.g. more than half the time)

I made some effort to resist

I yielded to almost all compulsions without attempting to control them, but I did so with some reluctance

I completely and willingly yielded to all compulsions

10. Degree of control over compulsive behavior

I had complete control

Usually I could stop compulsions or rituals with some effort and willpower

Sometimes I could stop compulsive behaviors, but only with difficulty

I could only delay the compulsive behaviors, but eventually they had to be carried out to completion

I was rarely able to even momentarily delay performing the compulsive behaviors