Scrupulosity as a Form of OCD
Scrupulosity as a Form of OCD
Scrupulosity is closely connected to OCD, despite some appearances and informal characterizations of Scrupulosity as a concern with sin. Those with Scrupulosity have obsessions and/or compulsions. The Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised (PIOS-R) captures the religious features of Scrupulosity. A secular presentation is less common or has been diagnosed less often, but a non-religious presentation is still possible. The distinctive features of Scrupulosity are perfectionism, chronic doubt and intolerance of uncertainty, and moral thought-action fusion. None of these features are exclusive to Scrupulosity, but they mutually reinforce each other and together characterize the condition.
Keywords: Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised (PIOS-R), secular scrupulosity, perfectionism, chronic doubt, intolerance of uncertainty, moral thought-action fusion
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