With OCPD, the need for perfectionism and control arises from attention/acceptance desires, due to parents who either weren't available at all or were overly harsh. 
- Tapping into this connection with psychodynamic therapy could help. 

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Psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on helping the patient become self-aware of what triggers certain behaviors and how to cope with them.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy

The Recovery Village (2023, May 08). Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) Treatment (Renzoni, C [Eds.] & and Patterson E.[Medically Reviewed]). The Recovery Village. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/ocpd/treatment/

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) Treatment

Psychodynamic therapy for OCPD: Advantages 

One obstacle that practitioners may face when treating OCPD with psychodynamic therapy is that this type of therapy requires insight to be effective. 
- people with OCPD have poor insight and tend to blame others which may be a barrier to treatment. 

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