A nurse is assessing a patient with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Which would the nurse expect to find during assessment?

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1. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder strive at all times to keep the world predictable and organized. These individuals have difficulty in completing projects. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder are excessively conscientious and rigid and are unable to tolerate mistakes or spontaneity. These individuals feel required to fulfill unending duties, responsibilities, and tasks, are self-critical, and adhere strictly and concretely to rules. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder rarely express their feelings openly.

A Nurse Is Assessing a Patient with an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality