Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it comes to spending money on others or themselves; hoard in case of future misfortune • Over-devotion to work - This goes beyond a healthy dedication to a career to the point that the devotion is at the expense of relationships and leisure activities. • Perfectionism - Impairs the person's ability to finish a task, as they are unable to meet their own overly strict standards. • Inability to delegate tasks - Do not want other people to do things on their behalf • Preoccupation with details - EXTREME attention to rules, order, organization, & schedules to point that main goal of activity is lost or forgotten • Over-conscientiousness - Inflexible surrounding matters of morality and ethics with a strong sense of righteousness about the way that things should be done • Stubborn - Rigid & formal in mannerisms. • Hoarding - Unable to throw objects away, even if the object has no value OCPD Mnemonic: SCRIMPER A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, starting by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts with >4 of: Stubborn Cannot discard objects Rule obsessed Inflexible Miserly spending Perfectionistic Excludes leisure due to devotion to work Reluctant to delegate to others #OCPD #ObsessiveCompulsive #PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic #SCRIMPER
