Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Special Education Practice Exam

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What are intrusive ideas or thoughts experienced in OCD called?

Compulsions
Obsessions
Disruptions
Phobias

The correct answer is: Obsessions

In the context of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), intrusive ideas or thoughts are referred to as obsessions. These are unwanted and distressing thoughts that repeatedly enter a person's mind, causing significant anxiety or discomfort. Individuals experiencing these obsessions often feel compelled to try to suppress or neutralize them, which can lead to compulsive behaviors. Obsessions are characterized by their recurrent nature, which distinguishes them from other mental experiences such as compulsions, which are the behaviors or rituals that individuals perform in response to obsessions. Disruptions, while describing interruptions in daily functioning, do not specifically pertain to the thoughts associated with OCD, and phobias relate more to irrational fears of specific objects or situations rather than the intrusive thoughts seen in OCD. Therefore, the term that accurately describes intrusive thoughts in OCD is indeed obsessions.