Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Y-BOCS Test - the question form
Questions: 10 · 2 minutes
1. Time occupied by obsessive thoughts during the day:
None
Less than 1 hour in total
1–3 hours in total during the day
3–8 hours in total during the day
More than 8 hours in total during the day
2. Degree to which obsessive thoughts interfere with everyday life:
Not at all
Slightly
Negative impact is noticeable, but my lifestyle is unchanged
Everyday life is severely disrupted
Lifestyle is completely disrupted
3. Degree of distress caused by obsessive thoughts:
None
Mild distress
Severe distress, but overall I feel well
Severe distress that affects how I feel
Very severe distress for most of the day
4. Resistance to obsessions:
Able to resist them almost always
Able to resist most obsessions
Sometimes able to resist them well
Usually unable to resist them
Unable to resist obsessions
5. Degree of control over obsessions:
Obsessions are completely under my control.
Most of the time I can control them.
Sometimes I am able to control obsessions.
I can control them only slightly.
My obsessions are uncontrollable.
6. Time spent on compulsions (rituals) per day:
None (overall less than 1 hour)
Overall 1 hour or less per day
Overall 1 to 3 hours per day
Overall 3 to 8 hours per day
Overall more than 8 hours per day
7. Degree of interference with everyday life:
No interference
Slight interference
Definite negative impact, but lifestyle remains unchanged
Severe interference with everyday life
Lifestyle is completely disrupted
8. Degree of psychological distress
None
Mild distress
Severe distress, but overall I feel well
Severe distress that affects how I feel
Very severe distress for almost the entire day
9. Resistance to compulsions
Able to resist almost all compulsions
Able to resist most compulsions
Sometimes able to make a good effort to resist
Usually unable to resist
Completely unable to resist compulsions
10. Degree of control over compulsions:
Compulsions are completely under my control
Most of the time I can control them
Sometimes I am able to control my compulsions
I can control them only slightly
My compulsions are uncontrollable