My MBP freezes most times I quit a program and when I restart it often freezes as well

My MBP has been doing this for about two years but it has gotten worse and worse. I just finished my university degree so now have time to look into it and perhaps reinstall OS X. Does anyone believe this may help the problem or is it more likely to be related to hardware? It's driving me crazy!

The startup disk may need repairing.
From your admin account, launch Disk Utility. Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, then select the FirstAid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If the startup disk needs repairing, follow the instructions for Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks.

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