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Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – OCI
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1.       Unpleasant thought come into my mind against my will and I cannot get ride of them
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2.       I think contact with bodily secretion ( sweat‚ saliva‚ blood‚ urine‚ etc.) may contaminate my clothes or somehow harm me
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3.       I ask people to repeat things to me several times‚ even thought I understood them the first time
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4.       I wash and clean obsessively
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5.       I have to review mentally past events‚ conversation and actions to make sure that I didn’t do something wrong
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6.       I have saved up so many things that they get in the way
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7.       I check things more often than necessary
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8.       I avoid using public toilets because I am afraid of disease or contamination
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9.       I repeatedly check doors‚ windows‚ drawers etc.
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10.   I repeatedly check gas / water taps / light switches after turning them of
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11.   I collect things I don’t need
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12.   I have thoughts of ha‎ving hurt someone without knowing it
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13.   I have thoughts that I might want to harm myself or others
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14.   I get upset if objects are not arranged properly
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15.   H feel obliged to follow a particular order in dressing‚ undressing and washing my self
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16.   I feel compelled to count while I’m doing things
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17.   I am afraid to impulsively doing embarrassing or harmful things
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18.   I need to pray to cancel bad thoughts or feelings
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19.   H keep on checking forms or other things I have written
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20.   I get upset at the sight of knives‚ scissors or other sharp objects in case I loos control with them
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21.   I am obsessively concerned about cleanliness
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22.   I find it difficult to touch an object when I know it has been touched by strangers or certain people
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23.   I need things to be arranged in a particular order
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24.   I get behind in my work because I repeat things over and over again
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25.   I feel I have to repeat certain numbers
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26.   After doing something carefully‚ I still have the impression I haven’t finished it
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27.   I find it difficult to touch rubbish dirty things
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28.   I find it difficult to control my thoughts
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29.   I have to do things over and over again until it feels right
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30.   I am upset by unpleasant thought that come into my mind against my will
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31.   Before going to sleep I have to do certain things in a certain way
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32.   I go back to places to make sure that I have harmed anyone
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33.   H frequently get nasty thought and have difficulty getting rid of them
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34.   I avoid throwing away because I am afraid I might need them later
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35.   I get upset if others have changed the way I have arranged my things
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36.   H feel that I must repeat certain words or phrases in my mind order to wipe out bad thoughts‚ feelings or actions
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37.   After I gave done things‚ I have persistent doubts about whether I really did them
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38.   I sometimes have to wash or clean myself simply because I feel contaminated
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39.   I feel that there are good and bad numbers
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40.   I repeatedly check anything that might cause a fire
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41.   Even when I do something very carefully I feel that it is not quite right
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42.   I wash my hands more often‚ or longer than necessary
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Foa‚E.B‚ M.J.Kozak‚et al (1998). ” The validation a new obsessive-compulsive disorder scale: the obsessive-compulsive inventory .” Psychological Assessment 10(3): 206-214
Cite this article
mohammad looti (2026). Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory OCI. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/obsessive-compulsive-inventory-oci/
mohammad looti. "Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory OCI." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 19 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/obsessive-compulsive-inventory-oci/.
mohammad looti. "Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory OCI." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/obsessive-compulsive-inventory-oci/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory OCI', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/obsessive-compulsive-inventory-oci/.
[1] mohammad looti, "Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory OCI," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
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