Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

by Kenneth Kee

Overview

This book describes Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder that is featured typically by extreme perfectionism, order, and neatness.
People with OCPD have these features:
1.Difficulty expressing their feelings.
2.Difficulty forming and maintaining close relationships with others.
3.Extremely hardworking but their obsession with perfection can make them ineffective.
4.Feeling righteous, indignant, and angry.
5.Facing social isolation.
6.Feeling anxiety that happens with depression.
OCPD is often believed to be related to an anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
They are not similar.
People with OCPD do not have any idea of anything wrong with the way they think or behave.
They consider that their way of thinking and doing things is the only right way and that everyone else is wrong.
Patients with OCPD are likely to be inflexible and rigid.
They spend extreme attention to details and rules so much so that it can influence their ability to complete a task.
They become so extremely dedicated to their work and being productive, that they forget their friends and family.
Their preoccupation gives them little time for recreational or leisurely hobbies.
While OCD and OCPD share some linked features, they are two different disorders.
It is therefore possible for a person to have both disorders.
The primary difference between these two disorders is the presence of obsessions and compulsions, as with OCD; or the absence of them, as with OCPD.
OCD should not be considered the same as obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD).
Causes
The precise cause of OCPD is not known.
OCPD may be produced by a combination of genetics and childhood experiences.
OCPD is likely to occur in families so genes may be a cause.
A person's childhood and environment may also have parts to play.
Symptoms
OCPD has some dissimilar symptoms as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
People with OCD have unwanted beliefs while people with OCPD think that their beliefs are correct.
Also, OCD often starts in childhood while OCPD normally begins in the teen years or early 20s.
People with either OCPD or OCD are both high achievers and have a sense of urgency.
They may become very distressed if other people disrupt their rigid routines
People with OCPD have feelings like anxiety or frustration.
Other signs of OCPD are:
1.Over-devotion to work
2.Not being able to throw worthless things away
3.Lack of flexibility
4.Lack of generosity
5.Not wanting to allow other people to do things
6.Not eager to show affection
7.Preoccupation with details, rules, and lists
Diagnosis
OCPD is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the criteria of DSM5 or ICD10
Treatment:
Talk therapy is believed to be the most effective treatment for OCPD.
In some patients, medicines combined with talk therapy are more effective than either treatment alone.
1. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a frequent type of mental health counseling.
The regular sessions require working with the counselor to discuss any anxiety, stress, or depression.
A mental health counselor may persuade the patient to put less stress on work and more emphasis on recreation, family, and other interpersonal relationships
2. Medicines
The doctor may consider giving a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to reduce some anxiety and stress in OCPD
3. Relaxation training
Relaxation training requires specific deep breathing and relaxation exercises that can reduce the sense of stress and urgency

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 8 Hypochondriasis
Epilogue

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155846376
Publisher:	Kenneth Kee
Publication date:	10/15/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	140 KB

About the Author

Medical doctor since 1972. Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009. Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993. Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 65. However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. He first started writing free blogs on medical conditions seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com. His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com. This autobiolographical account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com. From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 550 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks. He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books. He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures. Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple. For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients. The later books go into more details of medical conditions. The first chapter of all my ebooks is always taken from my blog A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions which was started in 2007 as a simple educational help to my patients on my first blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com. The medical condition was described simply and direct to the point. Because the simple guide as taken from the blog was described as too simple, I have increased the other chapters to include more detailed description of the illness, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. As a result there are the complaints by some readers of constant repetitions of the same contents but in detail and fairly up to date. He has published 550 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter. The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health conditions and not meant as textbooks. He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke. His clinic is now relocated to the Bouna Vista Community Centre. The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall. He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) starting with the Apple computer and going to PC. All the PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core. The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive. He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance. His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner. The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned. This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale. Dr Kee is the author of: "A Family Doctor's Tale" "Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine" "Case Notes From A Family Doctor"