Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (Teacher) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is 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 overly conscientious, 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 or doing things ;   adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes;   shows rigidity and stubbornness.   Source: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Writers Village University  Character Building Workshop Character Test 1 Character Test 2 Character Test 3   Writers' Village University   Copyright 2011 R.J. Hembree