Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that traps the patient in endless cycles of unreasonable thoughts and fears, leading to repetitive obsessions and behaviors. Common activities done by an OCD patient may include counting of things, washing hands, and repeatedly cleaning and arranging things. Take this quiz to find out more!
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that traps the patient in endless cycles of unreasonable thoughts and fears, leading to repetitive obsessions and behaviors. Common activities done
by an OCD patient may include counting of things, washing hands, and repeatedly cleaning and arranging things. The exact cause of OCD is still not known to us. But a few pieces of research suggest that a combination of biological and environmental factors may be involved in causing OCD. Around 2.3 percent of people are estimated to be affected by OCD at some point in their life. It affects about 1.2 percent of the world s population every year.