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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Estuardo Polanco Psychology Period 4. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Intense perfectionism and inflexibility manifested in worrying, indecisiveness and behavioral rigidity. Associated Features. Anxiety or Depression

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

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  1. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder EstuardoPolanco Psychology Period 4

  2. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder • Intense perfectionism and inflexibility manifested in worrying, indecisiveness and behavioral rigidity.

  3. Associated Features • Anxiety or Depression • Struggling with neatness and details of everyday life • Getting caught up in a worried style of thinking • Unrealistic expectations, Being perfect and avoiding mistakes • Throw themselves whole-hearted into relationships and devastated when it ends • Stingy with time • Starting appointments at the exact second it is appointed • Poor to express feelings • Indecisive, think to much

  4. DSM-IV-TR Criteria If four of the following are show by early adulthood and throughout: • is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost • shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion • is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships • is over conscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values

  5. DSM-IV-TR Criteria Continued • is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value • is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things • adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes • shows rigidity and stubbornness

  6. Etiology • Freud believed that Obsessive-Compulsive style represented fixation at, or regression to the anal stage • Bad parenting is a cause as well

  7. Prevalence • The prevalence is 1% of the general population • Twice as common in males then females

  8. Treatment • Psychotherapy • Psychodynamic techniques • Cognitive Behavioral therapy • Training in relaxation techniques • Help see the emotional side of life

  9. Prognosis • Moderate level of success • They come close to rich success but because of their stubbornness and rigidity make them bad cooperators • Acknowledging their disorder make them consider change

  10. References • Myers, D. G. (2011). Myers psychology for ap.New York, NY: Worth Publishers • (2000).Diagnostic criteria for 301.4 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.http://www.behavenet.com/obsessive-compulsive-personality disorder • (2012).Obsessive Compulsive-Personality Disorder. http://www.minddisorders.com/Ob-Ps/Obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder.html

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