OCD vs. OCPD

 When people say, "my OCD" or "you have OCD," they are actually probably referring to OCPD.  

The term OCD used as an adjective seems to mean a great need for order.  That is actually what OCPD is about.  In order to have true OCD, there is a look of an obsession relieved by a compulsion, but the relief runs out so the behavior has to repeat.


OCD = Intrusive obsessive thought:
 "I don't want my family to get cancer"
plus
Compulsive action: 
"therefore, I need to turn the lights on and off three times"
or
Intrusive obsession: 
"I don't want to get sick from germs"
plus
Compulsive action:
 repeated handwashing






Some authors consider Illness Anxiety (or Health Anxiety) to be a form of OCD.



Jack Nicholson portrayed a character with OCD in "As Good as it Gets."
He played a character with OCPD in "A Few Good Men"



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