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Definition of Obsessive-compulsive personality
1. Noun. Personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals.
Medical Definition of Obsessive-compulsive personality
1. The personality of an individual whose overriding personal needs are manifested by a rigid, pervasive pattern of perfectionism and inflexibility, as he or she continually strives for clearly unattainable goals, to the point that such behaviour frequently interferes with the actual completion of tasks and projects. Synonym: obsessive personality. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obsessive-compulsive Personality
Literary usage of Obsessive-compulsive personality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"obsessive-compulsive personality disorder describes a disorder of perfectionism
and inflexibility. Symptoms may include distress associated with ..."
2. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"15-11 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 15-11 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
15-12 Alienation and Isolation 15-13 Do We Really Believe that Serial ..."
3. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Traditional psycho- dynamic psychotherapy, however, may be helpful for patients
with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Conversely, there is no ..."
4. Mental Health, United States, 1998 edited by Ronald W Manderscheid, Marilyn J Henderson (1999)
"(5) Anti-social personality, obsessive-compulsive personality, or any other SEVERE
personality disorder? (6) Alzheimer's disease or another type of senile ..."
5. Voices of Perfectionism: Perfectionistic Gifted Adolescents in a Rural by Patricia A. Schuler (2000)
"... migraines, sexual dysfunction, obsessive compulsive personality disorders,
dysmorphophobia, suicide, and Type A coronary-prone behavior (Pacht, 1984). ..."
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