Tag: compulsion

  • Touchstone Terms: Personality Disorders and Ego-Syntony

    Touchstone Terms: Personality Disorders and Ego-Syntony

    I find the distinction between psychological disorders and personality disorders fascinating. Consider obsession and compulsion. Someone suffering from the anxiety disorder OCD will often engage in ritualistic actions: locking and unlocking a door a set number of times, carefully arranging furniture, repetitive washing, or hoarding. A person with the personality disorder OCPD may do some…