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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (commonly abbreviated as OCPD) is a personality disorder characterized by persistent preoccupation with order, perfection, and control. People with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder display several or more of the following characteristics in ways that hinder social and workplace functioning:

  • Preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules
  • Perfectionism that interferes with task completion
  • Excessive devotion to work, to the exclusion of social and other leisure activities
  • Inflexibility about morality, ethics, or values
  • Inability to get rid of worn-out objects, even those without sentimental value

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Updated 2024-05-03

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