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Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost Shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g., is unable to complete a project because his or her own overly strict standards are not met) Is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity) Is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification) Is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value Is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things Adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes Shows significant rigidity and stubbornness As with all personality disorders, the person must be at least 18 years old before they can be diagnosed with it. Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder is approximately twice as prevalent in males than females, and occurs in about 1 percent of the general population. Like most personality disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder typically will decrease in intensity with age, with many people experiencing few of the most extreme symptoms by the time they are in the 40s or 50s. Movies Portraying Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Traits As Good As It Gets - As Good As It Gets s a 1997 romantic comedy starring Jack Nicholson who portrays an obsessive-compulsive author and Helen Hunt, who plays a waitress who has to deal with him. Mommie Dearest - Mommie Dearest is a 1981 biography of Hollywood Actress Joan Crawford, played by Faye Dunaway, who, according to the account in the movie, exhibited Obsessive Compulsive, Borderline and Narcissistic Traits. Sleeping With The Enemy - Sleeping with the Enemy is a 1991 psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts, who tries to escape from her abusive husband, who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. The Aviator - The Aviator is a 2004 drama film starring Leonardo DiCaprio based on the life of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, a successful inventor, film producer and aviation pioneer who exhibits a number of severe obsessive-compulsive traits.

What Are You Afraid Of? Jasmine Coleman My biggest fears are dying, thunderstorms and being chased by clowns. People always called me weird for being scared of clowns, but I couldn’t help it. After a while, I got tired of being the only one known for being scared of clowns, so I went around school and asked some students what their biggest fears were, and here’s what I got: “I’m afraid of death, because I’m afraid of not being here on earth anymore.” Kai Wade “I don’t know, there is something weird about clowns. It seems like they are so happy just to get you.” Tyshell Morris “I don’t like being home alone.” Kayla Drake I’m afraid of crossing the street because I’m scared I’m going to get hit and die.” Somalia Pumphrey Being afraid of death or dying is called Thanatophobia. It affects most people in the world, but only 20% of those people have documented treatments and are on record for this phobia. Coulrophobia is the over whelming fear of clowns. I have this phobia, but with me, its not how they act that scares me. It’s the way they look. When I see a clown, I instantly see the red mouth and the white face, and after I see that, I start to panic and try to get as far away from the clown as possible. Astraphobia refers to the fear of thunder and lightning, it is a type of specific phobia. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop. Symptoms of Astraphobia include trembling, crying, sweating, panic attacks, feeling of dread and rapid heartbeat. When it thunders, I experience thoughts and feelings of dread and rapid heart beat. About 19% of Americans have Astraphobia, and about 15% of the world has it. Here’s a List of Other Bizarre Phobias Clinophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should mot threaten their well-being. Automatonophobia is the fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronics creatures, or wax status. For some odd reason this fear is justified. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. I wonder how people with this phobia talk about it since this is a long word itself. Zeusophobia is the extreme fear of God or Gods. Another similar phobia is Theophobia which is the extreme fear of religion or Gods – “I’m scared of God because he’s the only one that can take my life”- Torrell Standard Nyctophobia is a phobia characterized by an acute fear of the darkness. Nyctophobia generally relates to children, but according to J. Adrian William’s article, “Indirect Hypnotic Therapy of Nyctophobia: A case

Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder<br />

A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal<br />

control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in<br />

a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:<br />

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Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the<br />

major point of the activity is lost<br />

Shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g., is unable to complete a project<br />

because his or her own overly strict standards are not met)<br />

Is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships<br />

(not accounted for by obvious economic necessity)<br />

Is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values (not<br />

accounted for by cultural or religious identification)<br />

Is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value<br />

Is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of<br />

doing things<br />

Adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be<br />

hoarded for future catastrophes<br />

Shows significant rigidity and stubbornness<br />

As with all personality disorders, the person must be at least 18 years old before they can be diagnosed<br />

with it.<br />

Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder is approximately twice as prevalent in males than females, and<br />

occurs in about 1 percent of the general population.<br />

Like most personality disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder typically will decrease in<br />

intensity with age, with many people experiencing few of the most extreme symptoms by the time they<br />

are in the 40s or 50s.<br />

Movies Portraying Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Traits<br />

As Good As It Gets - As Good As It Gets s a 1997 romantic comedy starring Jack<br />

Nicholson who portrays an obsessive-compulsive author and Helen Hunt, who plays a<br />

waitress who has to deal with him.<br />

Mommie Dearest - Mommie Dearest is a 1981 biography of Hollywood Actress Joan<br />

Crawford, played by Faye Dunaway, who, according to the account in the movie,<br />

exhibited Obsessive Compulsive, Borderline and Narcissistic Traits.<br />

Sleeping With The Enemy - Sleeping with the Enemy is a 1991 psychological thriller<br />

starring Julia Roberts, who tries to escape from her abusive husband, who suffers from<br />

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.<br />

The Aviator - The Aviator is a 2004 drama film starring Leonardo DiCaprio based on<br />

the life of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, a successful inventor, film producer and<br />

aviation pioneer who exhibits a number of severe obsessive-compulsive traits.

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