The personality disorder that I choose to compare to the definition of health that I mentioned in reflection paper one was under the category of anxious personality disorders. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are usually preoccupied with order, control, and perfection that they lose all sense of productivity and openness. An individual with this personality disorder can be rigid in determining their morals, beliefs, values, and ethics and reluctant to make a final decision because it may not be the right one. Individuals set challenging standards for others and themselves, which can cause them to be unwilling to work with others because they are persuaded that others are careless and unable to do their job correctly. …show more content…
The original definition of health that was stated in a previous reflection was a balance of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. However, we are human beings, meaning that at times not all these categories will be completely balanced which is okay because it is saying that some sections of our health will be stronger than others at times. Overall, it is essential that individuals include how we were created to have an everlasting relationship with our creator, each other, ourselves, and the environment or world around us. From this definition of health, it is easy to see how people with obsessive-compulsive personality can be compared to it both in a negative and positive aspect. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder differs from my definition of health because these individuals will never have a balance of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and it would be hard to work on getting to an even ground of all three categories. Since individuals with this diagnosis rarely ask for help, it would be hard to know when someone is struggling to care for their health and at what point something needs to be done. An individual with this diagnosis will embrace their symptoms, and not likely see that their perfectionism is damaging their …show more content…
However, I would not consider individuals with a personality completely healthy, which no one is, but they have the potential to strive to become healthier and improve what they can change about their life. The reasons I would consider obsessive-compulsive personality disorder as being similar to my definition of health is because as an individual they are still made in the image of God and have the potential to become physical, emotional beings capable of a relationship. Although a person with OCPD is unwilling to ask for help and unable to trust others, I believe that with the help of those around them, an individual could achieve a positive relationship with their healthy state of mind. An individual can still have good physical health when diagnosed with this personality disorder because they are still able to carry out specific tasks in their life and accomplish things promptly because of the high standards they set for themselves. Also, individuals can take care of their physical body and allow them to be productive and accomplish activities. However, it could lead to possible exhaustion which would differ with the definition of health that is provided. Depending on the individual, they may be able to balance a healthy state of
Unger’s obsessive compulsive disorder which has led to depression and attempted suicide. People with obsessive compulsive disorder suffer from unwanted and often intrusive thoughts that they can’t get out of their heads. They are often compelled to repeatedly do tasks in a ritualistic way in an attempt to eliminate their anxiety. They are most often aware that their obsessions or compulsions are irrational; however, they are still powerless to stop them and may spend countless hours doing these tasks over and over. This can and often does interfere with a person’s normal live and may make them less productive and successful at work, school, socially and even with family. If left untreated OCD will eventually interfere with all aspects of a person’s life
A possible rule/out in Peter’s case is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Peter reported potential symptoms of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder as he mentioned that prior to his parents’ divorce; he was “obsessive” about his work. Peter showed preoccupation with perfectionism in which he worried about failing rather than actually completing the task. His obsessive behavior caused him to have little or no time for social interaction, therefore excluding his leisure time for activities with his partner and friends. Symptoms of OCPD such as excess devote to work and exclusion of leisure time for friendship and relationship is met. Further questioning is required to determine the diagnosis of OCPD.
Regina is a 20 year-old single female who is struggling to obtain her business degree at a mid-sized university. In the last two and a half years she has only received 26 credit hours. Seeing that she is having problems, her adviser along with her parents, suggested that she attend therapy. Regina is frequently having anxiety about germs and performing certain rituals in order to lessen her anxiety. In order to be comfortable in her classes, she feels she must arrive early, find a specific desk on a certain row, and thoroughly clean the desk and seat before she can be seated. Also, before she can leave her off-campus apartment in the morning, she is finding herself spending more and more time cleaning her apartment, then showering and getting dressed, and then cleaning the bathroom thoroughly. Regina also has found herself fearful of eating in restaurants and going to eat at family and friends homes. Her fear of germs is intensifying and prohibiting her from having adequate relationships. This is leaving her to feel quite isolated and lonely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disease that afflicts up to six million Americans, however all its characteristics are yet to be fully understood. Its causes, triggers, attributes, and variations are still unknown although effective medicines exist to treat the symptoms. OCD is a very peculiar disease as Rapoport discusses it comes in many different forms and have different symptoms yet have many similarities. One sure aspect is that it appears, or at least its symptoms do, out of the blue and is triggered either by stressful experiences or, most of the time, just appears out of nowhere. One example is a boy who's father was hard on him for being affected by the worlds "modern ways", the boy at a high school party tries LSD ( a hallucinatory drug), after that thoughts of whether his mind was dangerously affected by the drug. What seemed like completely appropriate worrying and anxiety turned into attacks of anxiety, he couldn't shake the thoughts that something was wrong with his mind. Essentially he had "his mind on his mind" constantly and that haunted his days his thought were as follows: " did the lsd do anything to my mind? The thought never went away ; instead it got more and more complicated. There must be something wrong with my mind if i am spending so much time worrying about it. Is there something wrong with my mind? Was this from the lsd? Will it ever get better?" (The boy who, J. L. Rapoport 125,126) Dr. Rapoport promptly put him on Anafranil (an anti-depressant, used for OCD, not marketed in the U.
A personality disorder is an unhealthy group of mental illness (Personality Disorders , 2013). These thoughts and behaviors cause a series of problems in a person’s life. The disorder has often been linked to destruction in social, occupational, and an overall functioning of life (Soeteman, Verheul, & Busschbach, 2008).The person has often had problems associating with other people and managing stress (Personality Disorders , 2013). Personality disorders are consistently noted in a person that has obsessive-compulsive disorder (Butcher, 2010).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is placed on the lowest level of spectrum of the effects of personality disorders and mental illnesses. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, is a...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder which causes people to develop an anxiety when certain obsessions or compulsions are not fulfilled. OCD can affect both children and adults with more than half of all adults with OCD stating that they experienced signs as a child. People living with OCD display many obvious signs such as opening and closing a door fifty times because they have to do it “just right”. Others exhibit extreme cleanliness and will wash their hands or take showers as often as they can because they constantly feel dirty. OCD devastates people’s social lives as they are fixated and obsessed with perfection that can take forever to achieve. However people living with OCD are often found to have an above average intelligence and typically excel at school due to their detail oriented mindset, cautious planning and patience. OCD can be caused by many different factors such as genetics or the ever changing world a...
There are a few differences between personality disorders and mental disorders. Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses that consist of “long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible”. (https://medlineplus.gov/personalitydisorders.html) People with this disorder have a series of behaviors that cause them to have severe problems with personal relationships as well as those relationships at work. People with these disorders have a harder time being able to deal with the everyday stressors of life. They also have problems with how they think and interpret certain situation. For the most part they don’t have good or solid relationships with others. It was interesting to learn that people with personality
Obsessive Compulsive disorder also known in simpler terms as OCD is a disorder that is classified under the anxiety disorders. OCD is the result of paranoia within ones brain. Although having the diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a start there are many sub groups and types of OCD that someone may possibly posses either one or a multitude of them. One of the highest diagnosed sub-types of OCD is Compulsive Checking. In this type of OCD the person diagnosed has a fear that they will be harmed or harm someone else by everyday tasks. Compulsive checking can wreak havoc on the inflicted person’s life typically in more ways than one. “Perceptions of danger and intolerance of uncertainty again emerged as cognitive variables that play important roles in mediating obsessive-compulsive checking behavior” (Overton & Menzies, 2005). OCD can be linked with an earlier life experience and can be helped by therapeutic means or medication.
Randal initially sought a psychological assessment for the presenting problem of depression. He began by stating that he had been having a difficult time with simple tasks and was easily overwhelmed. After further questioning, Randal began to elaborate on some of the thoughts that occupied his time and led to difficulty concentrating. He was constantly absorbed in anxiety about himself, or his family, coming into contact with a microbial disease. This thought pattern led to him compulsively washing his hands, obsessively cleaning surfaces and doorknobs, and throwing out perfectly fine clothing due to fear of contamination. He went on to further state that he often avoided places due to anxiety about their cleanliness. Also, Randal explained that often just when thinking about dirt and germs, he would take a shower, as a result of feeling contaminated. When prompted, Randal intimated that this behavior has occurred for several years, but recently has begun to interrupt his day-to-day functioning.
One kind of anxiety disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This disease can ruin a person's life because it causes them to have repetitive thoughts and behaviors towards certain things. Life can become very difficult because this way of thinking and acting is very difficult to overcome, especially since the obsessions have no point and are stressful for the person. It begins to interfere with the person's school, work, and/or home.
There are several things that are included in OCD, including its symptoms, treatments and its involvement with the brain. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder recognize their symptoms to be ego-dystonic which are thoughts one would not usually have and not within one’s control but is still a product of one’s mind. The two common symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions take the form of persistent and uncontrollable thoughts, images, impulses, worries, fears or doubts. An anonymous writer wrote about his/her images, “These images included hitting, stabbing, poisoning and shooting people, even the people I loved the most…” However, compulsions are either repetitive physical behaviors or mental thought rituals that are performed over and over again to help relieve a person’s anxiety. Over time compulsions can become more elaborate and time- consuming. Shirley Brinkerhoff mentions in her book Amanda, a high school girl facing OCD, said, “Then I started having to count my steps. Like, 387 steps to the bus stop, and if missed...
In conclusion, this is a common but very serious condition; many of the people who suffer from addictive personality disorder don't know it and it could very well ruin their lives. Any addiction is a serious problem but when one is susceptible to it, it automatically becomes worse. Throughout the course of this research paper, I pointed out facts that have been proven through science. Many people can lead a normal and healthy life while dealing with this condition if the proper support and help is presented. I hope to have helped raise the awareness of this illness and to help encourage people who suffer or think they may suffer from it to seek help so they could continue to live a healthy and addiction free life.
Personality disorders are inflexible maladaptive personality traits that cause significant impairment of social and occupational functioning. Personality disorders can affec...
...ork and relationships. It has been found that the cause of OCD is either due to brain abnormalities or a chemical imbalance. There are various types of treatments out there to treat OCD. The important thing is that OCD is diagnosed and treated early so that people can get the help that they need so that they do not have to suffer long.