Question

Can obsessive compulsive disorder occur without compulsions?

Answer 1

compulsions (repititive) thoughts are very necessary in the case of OCD because the person reduce his/her anxiety/anxieties or obsessions through compulsions. The compulsion (repititive) thoughts give reliefs to the patient in the form of opparant conditionining, in this the person performs repititive actions to get relief from anxieties.

Comments

Thanks for answering this question, Sid k.A. I agree with your, that compulsions define OCD, as they reduce the anxiety associated with the obsessive thoughts. However, the compulsions may not always be obvious, as they may have compulsions you can't easily observe, such as counting rituals (where you are counting in your head), thinking rituals (where you try to lessen the intrusive thoughts by thinking about something repeatedly), or other rituals which are done in private and not obvious (washing rituals, rearranging rituals, checking rituals, etc.). So to find these compulsions that are not readily apparent, you have to really talk to the person about the way they think about their obsessions, and about what they do in their private time, and how much time they spend on those activities.

Answer 2

compusions (repititive) thoughts are very necessary in the case of OCD because the person reduce his/her anxiety/anxieties or obsessions through compulsions. The compulsion (repititive) thoughts give reliefs to the patient in the form of opparant conditionining, in this the person performs repititive actions to get relief from anxieties.