Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Published on 10 November 2008 - 0:49
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is the 8th personality disorder in our series. You don’t want to miss any of them. People with OCPD have impossibly high standards for themselves and others. Personal relationships are a challenge for them because of their tendency to be critical of others who do not share their inflexible standards. They are convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, therefore they can be contentious. There are few gray areas as far as OCPD individuals are concerned. They perceive everything as right or wrong, good or bad. OCPD individuals are exceptionally good employees, because an OCPD person’s work is frequently his or her life… probably because everyone else is mad at him or her.
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December 30th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
To be considered OCPD the symptoms must have a significant negative influence on the person’s life (i.e., career, relationships). If the symptoms are exceptionally mild the diagnosis is relatively meaningless.
These folks are fabulous employees. A diagnosis is not meant to be criticism, it is meant to explain certain thoughts and/or behaviors and suggest helpful treatments– if the person wishes to make changes.
December 27th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I think OCPD should not be classified as a disorder until it negatively influenced a person’s life. For example, if an outstanding professor, who has OCPD traits, he can perform his job successfully and have a happy family. Should we classify his as having OCPD? I think no need~
I think the criteria in DSM-IV should include “the degree of negative influence”