Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder Analysis

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According to the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5), Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) has two main criteria needed to diagnose a person. The first is that a person must have significant issue with their personality functioning; this is further broken down into impairments in self-functioning (identity or self-direction) and issues with interpersonal function (empathy or intimacy). A person with OCPD values their personal worth and identity in their work or could have an unreasonably high standard for moral behavior. They will have trouble understanding the emotions of others and could be unable to relate to them. They may also put work before relationships and will have strained
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