Perfectionism, conscientiousness and orderliness tend to be seen as positive traits of high-achieving individuals. But what happens when they start affecting that individual\u2019s relationships or ability to function in life?<\/p>\n
Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is exactly that: a mental health condition centered around extreme perfectionism, conscientiousness and control. Unlike obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which is a mental health condition that includes unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and actions to mitigate the perceived threat (compulsions), OCPD isn\u2019t perceived as a nuisance to the person experiencing the condition; it\u2019s often first identified by the people closest to them in their lives.<\/p>\n
Doug Samuel, professor of psychological sciences in Purdue University\u2019s College of Health and Human Sciences, has focused a significant portion of his research on OCPD. He has recently made strides in helping provide frameworks for clinicians to assess when these traits are becoming problematic to ultimately help their patients live happier, more functional lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":48136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,19],"tags":[263,387,469,2619,2617,2618,2616,2615,240],"class_list":["post-48132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychological-sciences","category-research","tag-college-of-health-and-human-sciences","tag-department-of-psychological-sciences","tag-doug-samuel","tag-five-factor-obsessive-compulsive-inventory","tag-obsessive-compulsive-disorder","tag-obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder","tag-ocd","tag-ocpd","tag-purdue-university"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n