Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

Definition

OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism at the expense of flexibility or efficiency.

Related terms

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):

An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) or actions (compulsions).

Perfectionism:

The setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and sign personal worthlessness.

Anankastic personality disorder: Another term used interchangeably with OCPD in some contexts; it refers to someone who has a compulsion for perfection and control.