obsessive-compulsive personality

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obsessive-compulsive personality - personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals

personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"

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Obsessive-compulsive personality is a Cluster C type.

Personality Disorders Can Wreak Havoc on Relationships: Maladaptive patterns of thinking and relating to others are hallmark signs of personality disorders

[4] demonstrated that obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is the third common personality disorder in applicants for cosmetic surgeries, which is inconsistent with our results.

Personality Disorders among Individuals Seeking Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNTA) Injection, a Cross-Sectional Study

Thirteen patients with BPPV had any personality disorder, with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (n=10, 21.7%) and avoidant personality disorder (n=4, 8.7%) being the most frequent ones.

Anxiety, Mood, and Personality Disorders in Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Functional impairment in patients with schizotypal, borderline, avoidant, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

SELF REPORT MEASURE FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY TRAITS IN CLINICAL POPULATION

'Late last year in November we found out she had OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder), lung cancer, thyroid cancer and pancreatic cancer aside from having kidneys that did not function.

Baron Geisler's mom dies of illnesses; 60

On another hand, Mudrack (2004) explored the relationship between obsessive-compulsive personality traits and workaholism, and came to the conclusion that high work involvement, together with high scores in obsessive-compulsive traits, seems to increase the likelihood of working unnecessarily hard.

A predictive study of antecedent variables of workaholism

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Understanding the Overly Rigid, Controlling Person

Follow-up psychotherapy outcome of patients with dependent, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders: A meta-analytic review.

Personality disorders: a measured response: improving your understanding of these disorders will help you identify specific diagnoses, ensure appropriate treatment, and reduce frustration during office visits

[22] Studies of clinical samples report that individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality traits underperform on specific executive function tests related to set-shifting and planning abilities.

Comparison of cognitive flexibility and planning ability in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder, patients with obsessive compulsive personality disorder, and healthy controls

Depressive disorder was the most common one observed followed by histrionic personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Personality psychopathology among female victims of domestic violence referred to the Forensic Medical Center, Ahvaz, Iran

Robert Ekaireb, 38, allegedly murdered former lap dancer Li Hua Cao, 27, after their relationship crumbled because of his jealousy and obsessive-compulsive personality. They married in 2006 after meeting at a lap dance club, Li Hua had repeatedly tried to leave Ekaireb, most recently two months before her death, the jury heard.