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Worries about....
- Dirt or germs
- Bodily waste (urine, feces, or saliva)
- Environmental contaminants (asbestos, radiation, toxic waste, & household cleaners)
- Animals or insects
- Sticky substances
- Getting sick or infecting others
- Harming self or others
- Fear harm will come to self or others
- Violent images
- Blurting out obscenities, acting out impulses, or embarrassing oneself
- Stealing things
- Being responsible for something terrible (fire, flood, or burglary)
- Sexual thoughts, images, or impulses
- Concerns about sexual contact that did not occur.
- Losing things
- Lucky/unlucky numbers, colors, or works
- Body parts or aspect of appearance
- Offending religious objects
- Morality or right/wrong
- Remembering or knowing things
- Intrusive images, sounds, words, music, or numbers
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Repetitive Behaviors.
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Excessive, handwashing, showering, bathing, grooming, or toothbrushing
- Elaborate toilet routine
- Checking toys, locks, or school items
- Checking that did not/will not harms self or others
- Checking that nothing terrible did/will happen
- Checking that did not make a mistake
- Repeating routine activities (in/out of doorways or up/down from chairs)
- Rereading, erasing, or rewriting even though the child understand the content.
- Counting objects, works, or certain numbers
- Arranging items in a certain way or pattern (e.g. need for symmetry/evening up)
- Hording or difficulty throwing things away
- Excessive superstitions (e.g. stepping over cracks or touching objects a certain number of times)
- Rituals involving another person (asking someone the same question over and over again or asking someone to perform a ritual involving utensils)
- Mental rituals (counting/checking)
- Need to ask or confess
- Ritualized eating
- Excessive list making
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