Diagnostic+Tools+and+Screening


 * //__ Diagnostics Tools and Screening Methods __//**



Diagnostic tools included screening scales such as both adult and children's version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), and other reliable measures are in common use (Heyman __et al,__ 2007).

Common questions on screenings represented here are part of the Y-BOCS (Yale-Brown Compulsion Scale) include (Heyman __et al,__ 2006):

**Obsessive-compulsive disorder questions that can be used for screening: (Heyman __et al__, 2007):**

orderliness or symmetry?
 * Do you wash or clean often?
 * Are you checking often?
 * Are there thoughts that you would like to get rid of but can't?
 * Do your regular everday errands take a long time to finish?Is there a concern for



Compared to most, OCD victims tend towards setting high acheivement goals and they feel a sense of urgency about their actions (Vorvick __et al,__ 2011). Interruption of their routines will make them distraught (Vovrick __et al__, 2011). Rather than expressing their anger in a direct manner, those with OCD experience feelings that they consider more appropriate, like anxiety or frustration. Commonly, they can withdrawal from social settings when control becomes a problem (Vorick __et al,__ 2011) to the point where is prevents problem solving as a team.