Characteristics of OCD

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  • Characteristics of OCD
    • Characterised by intrusive thoughts and the need to perform specific acts to get rid of the thoughts
    • The most common obsessions are fear of contamination and repetitive thoughts of violence.
      • The most common compulsions are washing, cleaning, ordering,counting etc.
    • People with OCD believe that something bad will happen if these rituals are not carried out

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