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Classify the descriptions as applying to either obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Rituals often cause distress to the person.
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A person may feel compelled to constantly wash their hands.
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A person’s behavior is characterized by specific obsessions and compulsions.
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Behavior is only viewed by the person as problematic when it interferes with normal activities, such as traveling or maintaining relationships.
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A person’s behavior is characterized by excessive neatness and orderliness.
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A person may feel compelled to eat the same food at precisely the same time and read the newspaper in a particular order.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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- Rituals often cause distress to the person. — Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
(OCD rituals/compulsions are typically ego-dystonic and cause distress or anxiety.)

- A person may feel compelled to constantly wash their hands. — Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
(Classic compulsion performed to reduce anxiety from obsessions.)

- A person’s behavior is characterized by specific obsessions and compulsions. — Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

- Behavior is only viewed by the person as problematic when it interferes with normal activities, such as traveling or maintaining relationships. — Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
(OCPD traits are ego-syntonic; people often don’t see them as problems unless they cause clear impairment.)

- A person’s behavior is characterized by excessive neatness and orderliness. — Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

- A person may feel compelled to eat the same food at precisely the same time and read the newspaper in a particular order. — Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
(Rigid routines and inflexible rules are typical of OCPD; in OCD similar behaviors are usually driven by distressing obsessions.)