Obsessive-Compulsive
This might be a familiar thing to you. The obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, coined as “OC” by many, is an illness that is characterized by extreme attention to detail, meticulousness, perfectionism, and lack of spontaneity. It may still not seem to pose a problem for some. Of course, there is no problem with trying to be the best and be particular with every little thing. But again, when it has become worse already and has affected the work and relationships with other people, then it is already an alarming problem that needs to be attended to the soonest time possible.
People diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are usually very focused at work. With this, they don’t see much importance in building relationships with people and activities for fun. They are perfectionists and their work, and this causes them to have too long delays in their work. They feel the need to exactly follow rules and plans. They put very high regard on perfectionism, quality and efficiency. They are, in short, obsessed with detail. Everything must be in plan and run smoothly. There should be no room for errors. In the workplace, people having this are usually the slowest to finish their work and are met with problems on deadlines due to their eye on details. They are also the least productive.
Generally, these people also hate changes in their schedules. If something that’s not planned will happen, they feel aggravated and annoyed. They only feel like they are wasting time. They want meetings to be exactly this long, not earlier, and not longer. If something is set for one hour, it should start right as it is set, and end exactly after one hour.
And by the way, studies show that obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is more common in men than in women. Think about that.
Some psychologists claim that this personality disorder is caused by parents who hold too much control of their children and punish them when they do mistakes. However, when these kids do well, the parents fail to do the recognition, like to praise or to reward, the kids want and deserve. Thus, because they are exposed to punishment at an early age, they feel that they can avoid this only by setting rules and expectations on themselves. They want to avoid mistakes by making sure that everything goes well and perfect.