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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) OCPD is a personality disorder that unconsciously affects individuals' behaviors, emotions, and responses

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder defined by a strict adherence to orderliness, the control over one's environment, and the openness to new experiences. OCPD is characterized by uncontrollable altered mental capacities, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility and efficiency. Individuals diagnosed with OCPD experience many struggles such as, regulating and controlling emotions, and maintaining close relationships with others.

OCPD is often confused with the anxiety disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It is important to differentiate between OCPD and OCD, as they share similar characteristics, but also differentiate between certain aspects as well. OCPD is a personality disorder that unconsciously alters people's behaviors. OCD is an anxiety disorder that has characteristics involving the presence of an obsession (an irrational thought or idea that continually repeats in a person's mind), or a compulsion (an irrational behavior performed repeatedly). Individuals diagnosed with OCPD believe that their actions and responses have an aim and purpose, and will usually avoid seeking help because they are unable to recognize that their behavior is being portrayed as abnormal or irrational. OCD symptoms tend to fluctuate in association with underlying anxiety, and often attempt to seek professional help to overcome the irrational nature of their behavior and the persistent state of anxiety they experience.