Informative Speech The Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive...

Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. Organization Pattern: Topical Introduction I. Open with impact: One in every one hundred people are affected by OCPD. Even more are affected by its symptoms. II. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. III. Focus on Thesis: According to Dr. Steven Phillipson, a†¦show more content†¦b) For example, some people affected by OCPD feel the need to be obsessively clean and organized. c) While many are indeed clean and orderly; even those who aren’t feel the need to set up systems to maintain cleanliness, whether they actually follow through with it or not. 2. perfectionism that interferes with task completion a) According to Dr. Steven Phillipson, getting things right and avoiding any possibility of a mistakeis very important to them. b) Due to this, they are often indecisive and procrastinate. c) Since making the right choice is so important, making even simple choices become a nightmare. d) Their indecision often holds them back in life, for example, if they needed to find a job, if given too many choices, they can’t choose any, because none are just perfect. e) And since always making the right choice is impossible, it becomes regular source of discontent. f) They hold themselves to very high standards which they can’t possibly live up to. When they fail, they hate themselves, and become depressed. g) According to professors at the Department of Psychiatry at Brown University, they are generally pessimistic and depressed, sometimes to the point of suicide. 3. overly stubborn and inflexible about mattersShow MoreRelatedOcd - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment131367 Words   |  526 PagesOCD / David A. Clark. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 1-57230-963-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-57230-963-0 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59385-375-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-375-4 (paperback) 1. Cognitive therapy. 2. Obsessive–compulsive disorder. I. Title. RC489.C63C57 2004 616.85†²2270651—dc22 2003020283 To my parents, Albert and Ardith, for their support and encouragement About the Author About the Author David A. Clark, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology