Neutralizing is the act of engaging in a ritual to make up for supposedly "bad behavior". Hoarding is the collecting of unnecessary objects (e.g., collecting food wrappers). Ordering is the preference for tasks to be completed a specific way (e.g., organizing clothes a specific way). Washing is in response to the fear of contamination. Common compulsions include excessive hand washing, cleaning, counting, ordering, hoarding, neutralizing, seeking assurance, and checking things. Compulsions are repeated actions or routines that occur in response to obsessions. Common obsessions include fear of contamination, obsession with symmetry, and intrusive thoughts about religion, sex, and harm. Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that generate feelings of anxiety, disgust, or discomfort. As indicated by the disorder's name, the primary symptoms of OCD are obsessions and compulsions. Obsessive–compulsive disorder ( OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and/or feels the need to perform certain routines repeatedly to the extent where it induces distress or impairs general function. Medical condition Obsessive–compulsive disorderįrequent and excessive hand washing occurs in some people with OCD.įeel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly, have certain thoughts repeatedly Īnxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder Ĭounseling, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, clomipramine
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