Explanation
•WIth OCD, obsessions are recurrent, persistent, intrusive, and unwanted. Thoughts, images, or impulses cause marked anxiety and interfere with interpersonal, social, and occupational function.
•Compulsions are ritualistic or repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person carries out continuously in an attempt to neutralize anxiety.
•Obessions and compulsions, like frequent bathing, are not a characteristic symptom of schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder, or phobias.