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Week 7 Assignment – Controversy Associated With Personality and Paraphilic Disorders
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Week 7 Assignment – Controversy Associated With Personality and Paraphilic Disorders
Psychiatric disorders have been associated with several controversies, with personality
and paraphilic disorders among conditions whose diagnosis and treatment approaches remain
debatable. Hörburger and Habermeyer (2020) defined paraphilic disorders as chronic conditions
associated with intense, recurrent, sexually arousing urges and fantasies, while personality
disorders affect 10-20% of the population. Using obsessive-compulsive personality disorder as
the selected disorder, the week seven assignment explores controversies and personal beliefs
surrounding this disorder. It explains the strategies for maintaining therapeutic relationships and
ethical and legal considerations related to this disorder.
Controversy that Surrounds Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a subject of many controversies,
from understanding its pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment. The first controversy is that
the diagnostic criterion for OCPD is subjective with vagueness on symptom subtypes and
spectrum of the condition. Another controversy of OCPD is understanding its cause, with some
critics arguing that it is inherited, caused by life events, and some suggesting that it is due to
chemical imbalances in the brain. A third controversy surrounding OCPD is determining the
most appropriate cognitive, behavioral, and pharmacological treatment of OCPD.
Professional Beliefs about OCD
OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive preoccupation with
orderliness, perfectionism, and control, which affect task completion. OCPD is different from
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in that the former is a mental health condition while the
latter is a personality disorder, but both involve obsessive, intrusive, and repetitive thoughts of
order and perfection compelling someone to repeat behaviors (Pozza et al., 2021). According to
Week 7 Assignment – Controversy Associated With Personality and Paraphilic Disorders
Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Instructor
Date
, 2
Week 7 Assignment – Controversy Associated With Personality and Paraphilic Disorders
Psychiatric disorders have been associated with several controversies, with personality
and paraphilic disorders among conditions whose diagnosis and treatment approaches remain
debatable. Hörburger and Habermeyer (2020) defined paraphilic disorders as chronic conditions
associated with intense, recurrent, sexually arousing urges and fantasies, while personality
disorders affect 10-20% of the population. Using obsessive-compulsive personality disorder as
the selected disorder, the week seven assignment explores controversies and personal beliefs
surrounding this disorder. It explains the strategies for maintaining therapeutic relationships and
ethical and legal considerations related to this disorder.
Controversy that Surrounds Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a subject of many controversies,
from understanding its pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment. The first controversy is that
the diagnostic criterion for OCPD is subjective with vagueness on symptom subtypes and
spectrum of the condition. Another controversy of OCPD is understanding its cause, with some
critics arguing that it is inherited, caused by life events, and some suggesting that it is due to
chemical imbalances in the brain. A third controversy surrounding OCPD is determining the
most appropriate cognitive, behavioral, and pharmacological treatment of OCPD.
Professional Beliefs about OCD
OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive preoccupation with
orderliness, perfectionism, and control, which affect task completion. OCPD is different from
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in that the former is a mental health condition while the
latter is a personality disorder, but both involve obsessive, intrusive, and repetitive thoughts of
order and perfection compelling someone to repeat behaviors (Pozza et al., 2021). According to
