Free OCD quiz · For adults · OCI-R
Free adult OCD quiz.
Eighteen questions, about three minutes. This is the OCI-R, a widely used obsessive-compulsive screener. It will not diagnose you, but it can help you see whether intrusive thoughts or compulsions are worth taking seriously.
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About this screener
OCD is about distress, not quirks.
People often say they are a little OCD about a tidy desk. Real OCD is different: unwanted thoughts that cause genuine distress, and rituals or checks done to relieve that distress, often eating up time and energy. The OCI-R asks about the most common versions: checking, washing, ordering, counting, hoarding, and intrusive thoughts.
Answer for how much each experience has bothered you over the past month. When you finish, you will get a plain-language result and a clear next step.
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, Revised (OCI-R) was developed by Edna B. Foa and colleagues (2002). It is reproduced here for educational screening use.
The thoughts are not the problem
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Questions
About the OCD quiz.
01 Is this an official OCD diagnosis?
No. The OCI-R is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It measures how much common obsessive-compulsive experiences have distressed you over the past month. Only a clinical evaluation can tell you whether you have OCD.
02 How accurate is the OCI-R?
The OCI-R is one of the most widely used and well-validated OCD screeners in mental health care. It is good at flagging who should be evaluated further. Because it is brief, it is a starting point rather than a definitive answer.
03 What score suggests OCD?
A total of 21 or higher is the standard cutoff for a positive screen, at which point a full evaluation is recommended. Some studies use a slightly lower cutoff. A score below that does not rule OCD out, especially if symptoms genuinely affect your life.
04 Does having intrusive thoughts mean I have OCD?
No. Nearly everyone has strange, unwanted, or disturbing thoughts sometimes. What distinguishes OCD is the distress those thoughts cause and the compulsions people use to relieve it. Having an intrusive thought is not a sign of who you are.
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