Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Alternative Names
Personality disorder - obsessive-compulsive
Symptoms
A person with this personality disorder has symptoms of perfectionism that usually begin in early adulthood. This perfectionism may interfere with the person's ability to complete a given task, because their rigid standards cannot be upheld. People with this disorder may emotionally withdraw when they are not able to control a situation.
Exams and Tests
Some of the common signs of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder include:
- Perfectionism
- Inflexibility
- Preoccupation with details, rules, and lists
- Reluctance to allow others to do things
- Excessive devotion to work
- Restricted expression of affection
- Lack of generosity
- Inability to throw things away, even when the objects have no value
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