obsessive compulsive personality disorder

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder A personality disorder that is characterized by pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and interpersonal control. Abbreviated OCPD. OCPD may feature a preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules; perfectionism; excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships; inability to discard worthless objects of no sentimental value; reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others unless everything is done a certain way; miserliness; rigidity; and stubbornness. OCPD is different from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is a type of anxiety disorder. OCPD may require no treatment or may benefit from counseling.