Question

A client attends an outpatient mental health clinic accompanied by the client's spouse for an assessment. The client's spouse reports the client is easily irritated if the home is not maintained in a specific order and when the client is unable to complete a "to do" list on time. The client has a serious and formal demeanor. Which personality disorder best describes this client?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The personality disorder that best describes this client is OCPD, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.

This person is reported to be easily irritated if the home is not maintained in a specific order and when the client is unable to complete a "to do" list on time. It is presenting the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. This personality disorder shows a sharp preoccupation of the person with perfectionism, order, and excessive control with no flexibility at all. These people need to have to control everything, all the time. It is the extreme of perfectionism.