Classify the descriptions as applying to either obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or OCD
Cluster C disorders like obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are characterized by maladaptive ways of interacting with others and responding to events. By contrast, people with OCD have true obsessions and compulsions.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder:
1. patient may feel compelled to eat the same food precisely the same time and read the newspaper in a particular order
2. characterized by excessive neatness and orderliness
3. behavior is only views by the patient as problematic when it interferes with normal activities, like traveling or maintaining relationships
OCD:
1. patient may feel compelled to constantly wash his hands
2. rituals often cause distress to the patient
3. characterized by specific obsessions and compulsions