Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000

Variable Details

Variablem3
LabelCISR: Qm3 - Compulsions
Responses
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At nilght- checking that the alarm is on, switches off and the like - its usually the locking up process 1
At work - sweep floor over and over again and other things like thgat 1
CHECKED THAT I HAVE LOCKED THE FRONT DOOR 1
CHECKED THAT THE FRONT DOOR WAS LOCKED 1
CHECKING DOORS; 1
CHECKING LIGHT SWITCHES ARE TURNED OFF 1
CHECKING MY WORK IN MY NEW JOB WHICH STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO 1
CHECKING THAT I HAD ACTUALLY LOCKED THE BACK DOORS. 1
CHECKING THE LIGHT SWITCHES, TAPS, MAKING SURE EVERYHTING IS OFF BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE 1
CHECKING THE LOCK ON THE DOOR 1
CHECKING THINGS AT WORKPLACE RE SECURITY ASPECTS/ CLEANING BUILDINGS ETC 1
CHECKING WTHINGS ARE SWITCHED OFF AND DOORS LOCKED 1
Check a computer programme & repeat it 1
Check and recheck that I have locked the doors when I leave the house. 1
Check the doors are locked when I go to bed. 1
Checked that the door is locked 1
Checking I ve got everything ready for college 1
Checking cooker is off/windows are locked 1
Checking door is locked 1
Checking doors all the time:wash hands all the time.Everything must be straight eg tins/towels etc 1
Checking doors are locked. 1
Checking front door Checking taps Water/gas/locks 1
Checking front door is locked 1
Checking gas 1
Checking gas/electricity/locks 1
Checking lights gas and taps are off 1
Checking of electrical plugs, to ensure they are switched off etc 1
Checking that the outside door is locked 1
Checking the door is locked & things switched off - double checking 1
Checking the front door is locked - been bugled 3 times 1
Checking to see doors are locked Checking work 1
Children asleep?straightening furniture & switch off lights. 1
Ckecking the fridge door 1
Cleaning in general 1
Cleaning worktops, dusting 1
Constantly checking bedroom to see if tidy, whenhe knew he had already tidied it 1
Emptying the bin and emptying it again: I've noticed that i keep repeating myself. 1
Emptying the rubbish bin 1
Go to the door - cleaning the house 1
Go upstairs to do something and forget why - might do it 3 times or more 1
Homework repeated 1
Hoovering 1
I have compulsive cleaning phases 1
I live by myself and keep checking everythings secure 1
I wash I dont like any washing anyround,and the housework every single day 1
KEEP CHECKING IRONS OFF AND THE COOKER IS OFF DOOORS LOCKED 1
KEEP DUSTING,ONCE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN 1
Making sure I've turned off gas and water.Keeping door locked all the time.washing hands more than I normally do. 1
Re checking doors and windows for security 1
Re checking that the doors are locked 1
Re locking the door 1
Repeating household tasks 1
Rubb ing my hands together when washing them; 1
SECURITY AND ELECTRICAL ITEMS AT HOME 1
Taps 1
Tidy up befroom 1
Tidying up, checking on security 1
WASHING HANDS LOCK THE BACK DOOR 1
Washed plates and cups /wash my hands 1
Washing Dishes.Making beds. 1
Washing hands 1
Washing hands & cleaning surfaces 1
Washing hands. Checking I've put washing on 1
Washing hands:Hoovering. 1
Washing my hair and the washing up, hovering 1
Washing of hands 1
Work rota completion:Locking doors: 1
after going to bed get up and check fires cookers doors 1
always check property in home after going out 1
always checking controls are off & doors are locked 1
always checking you locked the door 1
at night I go to the kitchen to turn the gas taps off, at least three times 1
at work,double checking fire prevention equipment 1
bathed,reminder notes 1
before i go out i check that everything has been switched off/unplugged 1
bleaching worksurfaces & cleaning toilet 1
brush teeth 3 times/check mum 3 times/check kids 3 times 1
brushed the teeth,washing face,checking the time 1
brushing teeth and toilet flushing 1
brushing teeth;making bed;sorting out work table 1
cat out 1
check I have my pencilcase & calculator 1
check a door- make sure I've shut it 1
check all windows and doors threen or four times 1
check balance on bank account on internet,checked bag packed for work 1
check car door 1
check car door locks 1
check cooker off and windows shut fridege is shut three or four times before I go out 1
check door is locked 1
check door locks 1
check doors are locked;make sure things are still where i put them 1
check doors locked 1
check doors locked and unplugged windows left open 1
check electrical things are switched off/checking doors are locked 1
check gas is off/doors are locked 1
check house security 1
check lights plugs door locks repeatedly 1
check locks on doors 1
check nthat the house is locked check the ashtray 1
check on son at night if wake up and phone mum every night (both since (gran)dad died suddenly 1
check oven is off, check windows and doors locked 1
check patio door locked 1
check plugs and gas oven are swithched off/washing hands 1
check taps and water are off 1
check that have put kettle on/did i put milk in the cups/ 1
check that the taps are turned off 1
check the back door is locked 1
check the dogs wi ndows and doors 1
check the door is locked 1
check the gas and the door 1
check the light switches, put off the water taps. wash hands often 1
check things are locked and turned off like cooker and gas 1
check to see that electrical appliances are switched off 1
checked 5rthe house is locked, bath twice a day, it hasx to be done . 1
checked I've c;osed the doors and windows 1
checked car doors 1
checked diary to check entered things 1
checked door locked when leaving/check phone on hook 1
checked door locks 1
checked figures at work 1
checked gas of, electric plugs, windows and doors locked 1
checked gas taps and ordinary taps.locks on the doors.I alwys chexck the internet as i log off 1
checked i have locked the doors several times when i go out or goo to bed 1
checking 1
checking I have set the alarm clock 1
checking admin and double and triple checking 1
checking again and again that I have programmed the machine at work properly 1
checking all the electricasl plugsc\are oput of the sockets,when i leave the property especially.I KEEP CHECKING IVE GOT MY KEYS TO GET BACK IN THE HOUSE. 1
checking and re-checking work 1
checking baby gate 1
checking car lights are swiched off at night 1
checking car lights were off and the car was locked 1
checking cooker is turned off 1
checking cooker taps are off, 1
checking door after locking/ checking horse is tied up in stable 1
checking door is locked, going through diary 2 or 3 times 1
checking door locks ,is cooker switched off 1
checking doors and switches 1
checking doors and windows are locked 1
checking doors and windows are locked, checking keys are in my pocket 1
checking doors and windows are shut last thing at night 1
checking doors are locked & windows,checking fags are out in ashtray 1
checking doors are locked and checking everything switched off 1
checking doors are locked/shut/things in the kitchen are off 1
checking doors locked 3
checking doors locked kettle off lights off gas off evwery night 1
checking doors locked, checked gas is off, lights, immersion heater, fire 1
checking electric plugs,checking doors are locked 1
checking electrical switches, 1
checking for untidyness,bedrooms. 1
checking fron door wqas\locked 1
checking front door is locked 1
checking i have locked the doors, check to see if i have left things lying around that i shouldnt have,checking money in the bank 1
checking ive locked the door and turned the taps off 1
checking ive switched things off like my curling tongues 1
checking l,ocked door 1
checking light turned off and washing hands 1
checking lights plugs taps etc 1
checking locks and the cooker 1
checking locks and windows 1
checking locks, fires on/off 1
checking locks. back doors 1
checking my handbag to see if I have got my purse. &phone &keys 1
checking my purse 1
checking my work 1
checking not got the wrong keys ,recheck got everything in handbag 1
checking on door,lockeed/unlocked 1
checking plugs and taps at night making sure everything turned off, then go and do it again/ 1
checking plugs to see if they're switched off and checking to see if doors locked 1
checking plugs/doors/cooker 1
checking security ie,locks 1
checking that all doors are locked when going to bed or leaving house 1
checking that doors and everything is locked and gas fires are off when we haven't had them on 1
checking that doors and windows are locked 1
checking that doors are locked 1
checking that doors are locked, and lights on motor bike are off 1
checking that ive locked the door when i go out 1
checking that the door is locked,washing hands at work 1
checking that the doors are locked 1
checking that the doors are locked at night 1
checking that the flat door was locked 1
checking the back door 1
checking the door is locked 2
checking the door is locked checking the taps are turned off the tv and fire is off 1
checking the door is locked over and over again 1
checking the door is locked; I wash my hand more than most others 1
checking the door is lockeed 1
checking the door was locked answer machine was on 1
checking the door, looking for athings 1
checking the doors are locked, that the cooker is swithed off, that I've taken my pills 1
checking the doors locked 1
checking the doors on way out 1
checking the front door, checking entryphone and the gas, nothing else 1
checking the gas cooker/checking the plugs/washing my hands/the usual ossessional things/ 1
checking the security of the house, gas off on stove fridge door closed lights off 1
checking the taps are off/check the lights are off/back doors locked /fridge shut/i check everything twice 1
checking the taps the door locked babies 1
checking things are locked and switched off and unplugged 1
checking things at work, 1
checking things have been switched off - mainly at work 1
checking things to do 1
checking under the car 4 times that the cat wasnt under it 1
checking windows and car doors more than once 1
checking windows, gas, taps and doors 1
checking wundowas and locks then go all over again day and night keep doing it 1
checkinng alarm clock 1
ck doors on home 1
clean house;gardening;clean the car 1
cleaned house sides of kitchen 1
cleaned up even though I've already done it and washing my hands and moving ornaments into positions and back again 1
cleaning 4
cleaning house 1
cleaning sinks and glass 1
cleaning such as dusting at home, tidying up. 1
cleaning the flat over and over again. 1
cleaning the kitchen, dusting 1
cleaning-all categories 1
cleaning/polishing/washing 1
cleaniung and bleaching my cooker 1
cleanup wash up 1
clearing up, housework 1
computer work at work/double checking that I have recorded appt etc 1
constantly check tasks already done 1
doing housework 1
doing things on the computer 1
door checking 1
door checking/ 1
doors locked ,electric items off 1
double bought things repeted myself in conversations 1
dusting and wiping work tops- wiping floor 1
dusting, straightening the bed when arleady made a/e- thats about it 1
dusting, washing cleaning washing up things like that/- 1
electric plugs and candles are out 1
every night before i go to bed i check the oven and cooker are switched off 1
folding clothes checking locks 1
gardening: cutting the grass 1
gas cooker, gas fire is off, doors locked, windows locked, checking alarm clock is set. 1
general housework 1
go from room to room , check things over and over again 1
go over to the sink too many times. I like to have things just so. 1
go0ne to shop and boudght the same thing - put washing on again and again 1
going into the kitchen,running uo and down the stairs allthe time 1
hand washing 2
have to check gas is off, washing hands 1
hecking doors locked and gas is off 1
hoover,put bleach everywhere 1
hoovered the house 1
hoovered, up and down the stairs and forget wheat I went up for, I fed the fish three 1
hoovering 1
hoovering after the kids 1
hoovering the room again because I was lost in thought after my daughter left 1
hoovering washing 1
hoovering, dusting 1
hoovering, locking the car, checking the doors, 1
hoovering, making bed, 1
house cleaning and making lists everyday 1
house security alarm locks etc 1
housework 2
housework about 6 times a day 1
hover a room, general tidying 1
i constantly dry my hands 1
i have to do things in threes checking taps are off etc 1
i keep checkig work which ive done 1
i wash my hands all the time 1
imersion heater/ gass stove 1
insecurity 1
is cooker off/checking doors are locked/cigs are out 1
keep checking home security 1
keep checking over and over again whether I have everything I need and checking the lock on the door 1
keep checking that the door is locked - coming back home to make sure the gas is off and the alarm is set. 1
keep checking the locks 1
keep locking the door 1
kept cleaning house over and over 1
kept locking the back door and the front door the only way I can stop is by saying out loud I have locked it 1
kept repairing the roof fabric STRAITENING IT WHEN THERE WEAS NO REAL NEED IT WAS ALREADY OK BUT I HAD TO KEEP CHECKING IT EVEN THOGH I KNEW IT WAS OK 1
kept tidying my room 1
kept washing my daughters face/keep putting the same clothes in the washer even though they were clean/polishing the same things/ 1
knit wash dishes over and over 1
list checking, 1
lock car/check things for work/ask people repeated questions 1
lock the door 1
locking and constantly checking doors are locked, checking the gas is turned off on the cooker 1
locking and relocking the door several times/checking whether i have put the light out in the shower several times when i know i have already done it/checking that i have taken my tablets 1
locking door 2
locking doors 2
locking doors and checking 1
locking doors and windows 1
locking doors as sometimes on own 1
locking doors, 1
locking front door 1
locking the back door,checking again & again 1
locking the door 1
locking the door.turning the fire off. checking everything I needed when I go out 1
locking up, checking things are switched off 1
locking upand making sure all the tap 1
made cups of coffee, sugar and milk again and again, lit up tab when one already lit 1
make a bed 1
make sure the taps are not dripping doors locked generally checking things 1
making sure cookers off lights are off 1
making sure doors are locked 1
making sure gas is switched off, obsessional cleaning, making sure the cookers off 1
making sure ive switched off and checked switches 1
making sure that what i've done is correct and i dont want to loose anyone down things at work,proceedural things 1
making the bed. 1
mop the floor 1
not walking on cracks in pavement. 1
painted stairs/having a wash 1
painting the walls,cleaning the kitchen 1
pick at skin around nails until red raw and use thumb nail to break other nails 1
picking up bits from floor, problems putting on clothes (they feel uncomfortable on my skin) 1
picking up dishcloth and wiping down draining board even though Ive just done it 1
picking up newspaper - checking doors are closed 1
polished, tidying up tho its tidy 1
polishing hoovering mainly household chores 1
polishing the house 1
putting ketle on 1
putting things away 1
re- reading due to lack of concentration;tidying up;rewatching recorded TV progs 1
reading names over and over again at work 1
reading through addresses or messages that ive written 1
rechecking security ,eg doors locked, shower off 1
rechecking that doors are locked & that electrical items are unplugged 1
remaking a cup of tea 1
repeated questions 1
repeating conversations with friends and at work/doubting that I'd already said it previously 1
saying me prayers even though I don't believe in anything 1
security checks 1
see note 1
setting alarms/washing hands more than necessary/checking where things are 1
shopping at Safeway, buying too many groceries when I know I dont need them 1
shopping for things I have already got 1
shut door , tapping cuos wiyth a spoon, always washing clothes 1
singingthe same tune over and over again 1
starrt to clean out the bedrooms 1
straightening the bed over and over again, even the slightest wrinkle, but only when the bed has been made, otherwise I can leave it a mess, but once made it has to be kept perfect 1
strightening bed put pots away 1
studying 1
switching off electrics and gas fire 1
switching the cooker on,checking my notes,checking to see if anyone has rung on the phonne 1
tasks at wor k double checking things 1
the bathroom sink tap i keepchecking and the front door 1
the doors are locked, 1
things at work sometimes duplicate 1
tidying 1
tidying bedroom 1
tidying things 1
tidying up phoning people pestering them 1
tidying up the house 1
tidyiung aznd cleaning surfaces 1
trying to read and remember what ive read 1
turn taps off,check shed is locked 1
turn the kettle ON, remind people again and again 1
vaccuuming & polishing every room every day 1
vacuum cleaning 1
waSHING HAND S cheching the loo going to the loo trying to be sick 1
wah my hands 1
wash hands 1
wash my hands 2
wash my hands brush my hair 1
wash my hands,looking for things in the same place 1
washed hands about 20 times a day 1
washed kitchen floor,vacuuming 1
washes hands at least 20 times a day but she does care for a number of cats & on my 2 visits did not appear to wash hands unneccessarily eg empty catlittertray 1
washing clothes and pots 1
washing dishes 1
washing hands 7
washing hands repeat things to friends 1
washing hands over and over 1
washing hands tidying up 1
washing hands, cleanind room, going to neighbour 1
washing hands, up and down stairs unnessarilr 1
washing hands;checking doors;check tv; 1
washing hands;checking windows are locked 1
washing hanmds 1
washing my hands 1
washing my hands every 5 mins, combing my hair over again 1
washing my hands, cleaning the kichen 1
washing my hands,making sure everything is straight 1
washing over and over again 1
washing personal 1
washing up 1
washing up and cleaning my bed to get rid of bugs 1
washing up tidying up 1
washing your hair 1
weeding- cleaning the house- cleaning the toilet 1
wiipe the kichen, silly things around thr house 1
window and door checks-to see that they are locked 1
wiping hands 1
wiping the kitchen worktops 1
wiping work surfaces; checking things for daughter to take to school 1
work duties 1
work issues 1
work related activity 1
work related matters 1
work repeated 1
worried about my health 1
writting something and loosing concentration then thinking over again turning the lights offin the car then checking 1
wrote a letter to a friend twice over/tidying children's cupboards - forgetful rather than compulsive 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPsychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000