Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. Organization Pattern: Topical Introduction I. Open with impact: One in every one hundred people are affected by OCPD. Even more are affected by its symptoms. II. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves

Obsessive compulsion disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder described by irrational thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive tasks (compulsions) (Obsessive Compulsion Disorder, 2013). When a person has obsessive-compulsive disorder, they may realize that their obsessions aren't accurate, and they may try to overlook them but that only increases their suffering and worry. Eventually, you feel driven to perform compulsive acts to ease your stressful feelings. Obsessive-compulsive

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is defined as a personality disorder that “as an extensive pattern of preoccupation with perfectionism, orderliness, and interpersonal and mental control, at the cost of efficiency, flexibility and openness (American Psychiatric Association 2013).” This disorder affects between 2-9% of the U.S. population, and symptoms begin to show throughout a person’s middle adulthood. It happens to be the most prevalent personality disorder in the United States

Another way to treat OCPD is to use carbamazepine’s, according to Dr, Kevin Greve and Dr. Donald Adams. They conducted a double bind test to see if it works and it does in fact help. “It is well established that some anticonvulsant medications have mood stabilizing effects and several (i.e., carba- mazepine, phenytoin) have been demonstrated to reduce irritability and emotional hyper-responsiveness.” (Greve, K. D. 2002) There are many different treatments for this disorder; it just depends on the

Make sure your nerves are not too sensitive before watching the melodramatic thriller "Sleeping with the enemy." Not many movies make me feel so frightened. I truly feel for the female main character and it is clear how psychological disorder of her loved one literally destroyed her life. Laura and Martin seem a very four-year-ago happy married couple. They live in the beautiful house next to the ocean. What can you make more happy? But the nightmare has not started yet. He is successful investment

In the case of Lady Macbeth, I believe her diagnosis is 300.3 F42 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Per the DSM-V, OCD is characterized by obsessions such as persistent thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and cause high levels of anxiety or stress. The individual often attempts to ignore the thoughts by performing other actions or compulsive behaviors. Compulsions are characterized by repetitive behaviors performs in response to the obsession, these compulsions are meant to reduce the

The first dimension I will discuss is the psychological dimension. From age seven I suffered from severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (subtype scrupulosity). From an early age the disease ran rampant in my mind but I hid it for twenty years (which I hear is common for children who develop OCD so young). The impact of this disease affected my development in the way that my brain thinks, reasons and works. By the time my family realized something was wrong, I was spending hours upon hours performing

Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood, Jennifer Traig delves into the origins, story, and journey through dealing with her multifaceted disorder known as Scrupulosity. Scrupulosity is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD that takes its main fixation on religion, in Traig’s case, Judaism. Much like most any form of OCD, Scrupulosity fixates on very minute details of life, though in this case, Jennifer Traig takes the words of the Torah with a dogmatic like dedication. The disorder that began with

Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors      "Compulsive" and "obsessive" have become everyday words. "I'm compulsive" is how some people describe their need for neatness, punctuality, and shoes lined up in the closets. "He's so compulsive is shorthand for calling someone uptight, controlling, and not much fun. "She's obsessed with him" is a way of saying your friend is hopelessly lovesick. That is not how these words are used to describe

Bordnick, P. S. (2012) defines Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as a neurobiological illness characterized by unwanted thoughts and/or images followed by repetitive rituals. About 5 million Americans live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. OCD is a manageable illness when proper interventions are utilized. Treatment for OCD is limited due to the lack of adequately trained professionals and the high costs of treatment. Melvin Udall suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Berzoff (2011) states