Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW139
Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compuslive Personality Disorder
US Patients: Most commonly diagnosed personality disorder
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M2;W in diagnoses
Age Onset:
Brain Area:
Symptoms: obsessed with rules, order, perfectionism
Progression: Perfectionism, inability to delegate, rigidity and stubborness are stable; miserly spending and devotion to productivity.
Causes: Parents who provided necessities, but not wants nor desires may be factors, including 50% heredity.
Medications:
Therapies: CBT, especially group CBT shows less anxiety and depression, increased extraversion and agreeableness, reduced neuroticism.
Youtube Video: Perfectionism vs. OCPD vs. OCD
Amazon or Library Book:
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
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Support Group: icodf.org; 617-973-5801 (International OCD Foundation – This website has a meeting directory.)
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Section 12.08.
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- Exploring the Relationship between Smartphone Addiction, Quality of Life, and Personality Traits in University Studentsby Arda Kazim Demirkan on April 30, 2024
Objective: This study aimed to explore the dynamics of the relationship among smartphone addiction, quality of life, and personality characteristics in university students. Method : This correlational and descriptive research was conducted to investigate the relationship between smartphone addiction, quality of life, and personality traits among university students. Using a nonprobability random sampling method, 496 university students were selected. Data collection involved the Student...
- The COGINS: A New Measure of Cognitive Insight in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disordersby Catherine Ouellet-Courtois on April 17, 2024
Research suggests that individuals with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) with lower insight show a poorer response to cognitive behavioral therapy and might benefit from alternative treatments. However, there are inconsistencies in the literature regarding the definition and measurement of insight. This study endeavored to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Cognitive Obsessional Insight Scale (COGINS), a novel self-report measure of cognitive insight in OCRDs. The...
- Adolescent OCD Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Identity, Authenticity, and Normalcy in Potential Deep Brain Stimulation Treatmentby Jared N Smith on April 11, 2024
The ongoing debate within neuroethics concerning the degree to which neuromodulation such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) changes the personality, identity, and agency (PIA) of patients has paid relatively little attention to the perspectives of prospective patients. Even less attention has been given to pediatric populations. To understand patients' views about identity changes due to DBS in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the authors conducted and analyzed semistructured interviews with...
- Psychosocial Functioning of Individuals at Risk of Developing Compulsive Buying Disorderby Kamila Rachubińska on April 9, 2024
(1) Background: This study aimed to establish the connection between depressiveness, workaholism, eating disorders, and personality traits, according to the five-point model called the Big Five, in women with a risk of compulsive buying disorder. (2) Methods: The study was conducted on 556 Polish women from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The study employed the diagnostic survey method using a questionnaire technique including Personality Inventory NEO-FFI, the Buying Behaviour Scale, the Beck...