Ocpd Essay

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(Students Name Here) Informative Speech Outline Communications (Instructors Name Here) January 3, 2013 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Topic: The symptoms and causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the symptoms and causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Thesis Statement: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder in which involves an obsession with perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: A person with this personality disorder has symptoms of perfectionism that usually begin in early adulthood, which is close to most of our ages, and this kind of perfectionism can take a straight “A” student and cause them to flunk out of college. Because they try to do everything perfectly, they procrastinate assignments and when they do, they can’t complete them, because their standards are so high. B. Reason to Listen: One in every one hundred people is affected by OCPD. Even more are affected by its symptoms. C. Thesis Statement: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder in which involves an obsession with perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. D. Credibility Statement: A person with OCPD is comfortable with their high standards and rigid mindset. In fact, a person with OCPD will justify their actions instead of admitting any sort of problem, which they blame on environment or external circumstances. Preview: Before examining causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, let’s first review the symptoms. II. What are the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? For a person to be diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, they must have the
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