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Assessment - COMPULSIVENESS

How inclined is your child towards obsessive behaviour


Section - General

Please answer every question.

Over the past 6 months or more, how often have you noticed or been concerned about any of the following statements in your child?



Question Almost Never Sometimes Often Very Often
1: My child is preoccupied by recurrent thoughts, images, impulses, fears or desires that are not as a result of real life problems or worries
2: My child is preoccupied by these recurrent thoughts, images, impulses, fears or desires for more than 1 hour per day
3: These recurrent thoughts, images, impulses, fears or desires distress my child, are a cause of concern and may disrupt his or her performance at school, daily activities or ability to function optimally
4: My child attempts to ignore, suppress or override these recurrent thoughts, images, impulses, fears or desires with mental strategies or techniques to distract themselves
5: My child performs repetitive rituals or routines, such as hand washing or constant cleaning, repeated checking/ ordering/counting, repeating a task/sound/word/number or action until it is “just right,” or rigidly following self-imposed rules
6: My child performs these repetitive rituals or routines to help him- or herself unwind, relax or prevent bad things from happening
7: My child spends more than 1 hour per day performing these repetitive rituals or routines
8: My child becomes easily stressed, anxious or agitiated if he or she is prevented from performing these repetitive rituals or routines
9: I or others believe that these repetitive thoughts or rituals my child performs are excessive, awkward, odd or extreme
10: My child’s repetitive thought patterns or deeds tend to interfere or have a negative impact on his or her life, academics, social/leisure activities or relationships