Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Self-Assessment
Explores experiences related to obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours, and how much distress they may cause.
What this assessment explores
OCD can look very different from person to person – for some it's intrusive thoughts they can't shake, for others it's compulsions that take over their day, and for others still it's a need for order or checking that's hard to explain to anyone else. This assessment helps you understand how OCD symptoms are showing up for you, across a range of different forms. It's built on the OCI-R, a widely used and well-validated clinical measure.
See the original scaleWhat you can expect
There are 18 questions, and they'll ask you to reflect on how much distress or discomfort certain experiences have caused you over the past month.
The questions touch on things like:
- Washing – concerns about contamination and the urge to clean
- Obsessing – intrusive thoughts and the effort of trying to control them
- Ordering – a need for symmetry or things to feel "just right"
- Checking – the compulsion to verify things repeatedly
- Neutralising – mental rituals like counting or repeating
- Hoarding – difficulty letting go of possessions
Your responses are scored across two separate components – OCD symptoms and hoarding – giving you a more precise picture of what's most present for you.
Why this is free and private
Insightable Mind is built by clinical and research psychologists to help people better understand themselves, while contributing to meaningful psychological research. These assessments are offered free as part of that work. Your responses are private – when data is used for research, it's fully anonymised and combined with others to help improve the assessments and answer important questions about human psychology.
Top tips
Our best advice to help you get the most out of your self-assessment:
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