A woman brings her husband into treatment, stating that he has made their apartment largely uninhabitable due to the accumulation of "piles of worthless debris that he adds to every day."
He refuses to discard items even though they have no value and keeps a detailed mental inventory of every item in their home. Based on these data, the nurse suspects that the husband may have which of the following?
A) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
B) Avoidant personality disorder
C) Narcissistic personality disorder
D) Paranoid personality disorder
Ans: A
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Perfectionism, rigidity, controlling behavior, and extreme orderliness characterize people with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Their rigid perfectionism often results in indecisiveness, preoccupation with detail, and an insistence that others do things their way. Resisting authority and insisting that they and they alone are right are common behavioral patterns. Hoarding worthless objects, displaying stinginess, working excessively, showing stubbornness, and moralizing also occur to a high degree in people with this disorder.
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