Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
1. How much of your time is occupied by obsessive thoughts?
None
Less than 1 hour per day
1-3 hours per day
3-8 hours per day
More than 8 hours per day
2. How much do your obsessive thoughts interfere with functioning in your social, work, school, home life, or other role?
None
Slight interference, but not a problem
Definite interference, but manageable
Significant interference
Extreme interference, debilitating
3. How much distress to your obsessive thoughts cause you?
None
Mild, not to disturbing
Moderate, disturbing, but still manageable
Severe, very disturbing
Extreme, near constant and debilitating stress
4. How much effort do you make to resist these thoughts?
Always make an effort to resist, or don't even need to resist
Try to resist most of the time
Make some effort to resist
Reluctantly give-in to all of these obsessive thoughts
Completely and willingly give-in to all of these obsessive thoughts
5. How much control do you have over your thoughts?
Complete control
Much control, usually able to stop or change obsessive thoughts
Moderate control, sometimes able to stop or change obsessive thoughts
Little control, rarely successful in stopping or reducing obsessive thoughts
No control, rarely able to even temporarily alter obsessive thoughts
6. How much time do you spend performing compulisive behaviors?
None
Less than 1 hour per day
1-3 hours per day
3-8 hours per day
More than 8 hours per day
7. How much do your compulsive behaviors interfere with your work, school, or social functioning? Is there anything you don't do because of your compulsions?
None
Slight, but overall performance not impaired
Definite interference, but still manageable
Substantial impairment
Extreme, incapacitating
8. How anxious would you become if you were prevented from performing your compulsive behaviors?
Not at all anxious
Only slightly anxious
Some anxiety, but manageable
High levels and disturbing increase in anxiety
Extreme, incapacitating anxiety
9. How much of an effort do you make to resist the compulsions?
Always make an effort to resist, or symptoms so minimal don't need to resist
Try to resist most of the time
Make some effort to resist
Relunctantly yield or give-in to tall he compulsions
Completely and willingly yield to all compulsions
10. How much control do you have over your compulsions?
Complete control
Much control, usually able to stop or divert compulsions with some effort and concentration
Moderate control, sometimes able to stop or divert compulsive behaviors
Little control, rately successful in stopping or dismissing compulsive behaviors
No control, rarely able to even momentarily alter compulsive behaviors
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