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  1. Case Study of an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

    The case presented involves an unhappy 24-year-old man who appears to meet diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Note that the therapist spends as much ...

  2. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) frequently emerges in late adolescence or early adulthood and is one of the most prevalent personality disorders. OCPD is marked by an intense focus on perfection, a strong sense of order, and a rigid need for control.[1] ... However, much of the existing research comprises case studies and ...

  3. The Obsessive-Compulsive Patient

    What's it like living with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD? Take a look. Notes of therapy session with Magda, female, 58, diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) Magda is distressed when I reschedule our appointment. "But we always meet on Wednesdays!"

  4. Case Report on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 2 to 3 percent and is estimated to be the 10th leading cause of disability in the world. People are unable to control either the thoughts or the activities for more than a short period of time. Obsessive compulsive di sorder

  5. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: A Review of ...

    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a chronic condition that involves a maladaptive pattern of excessive perfectionism, preoccupation with orderliness and details, and the need for control over one's environment. It is one of the most common personality disorders in the general population, with an estimated prevalence ranging from 1.9% to 7.8%. Despite the fact that patients ...

  6. CASE STUDY John (obsessive-compulsive disorder)

    CASE STUDY John (obsessive-compulsive disorder) Case Study Details. John is a 56-year-old man who presents to you for treatment. His symptoms started slowly; he tells you that he was always described as an anxious person and remembers being worried about a lot of things throughout his life. For instance, he reported he was very afraid he'd ...

  7. 24 Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

    Case Study of OCD: Tom Case Study of OCD: Tom. Expand Psychodynamic Treatment Strategies and Clinical Reactions Psychodynamic Treatment Strategies and Clinical Reactions. Opening Phase Opening Phase. Middle Phase Middle Phase. ... Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is one of the most common of all disorders and exists on a ...

  8. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a Cluster C personality disorder marked by an excessive need for orderliness, neatness, and perfectionism. Symptoms are usually present by the time a person reaches adulthood, and are visible in a variety of situations. ... Case STUDY: OCPD.

  9. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: A Review of Symptomatology

    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a ... A recent study using well-validated measures of psychosocial functioning and quality of life ... types, the emphasis of psychotherapy in each case would also differ, as we outline further later in the description of

  10. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Traits: Understanding the Chain of

    Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is the most common personality disorder across the globe, and has been associated with heightened impulsivity and compulsivity. ... Thus, evidence from several studies yield deficits in OCD, particularly on cognitive flexibility paradigms (set-shift and card sort tasks) ... This was also the case ...