Your client is a hamster who reports being unable to tolerate when other people are messier than he is. The hamster reports being a “perfectionist” and getting anxious and angry when things do not go his way. Your best initial diagnosis for this client would be:
A) Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderB) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
C) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
D) Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Best answer: C) Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.
OCPD is characterized by perfectionism, rigidity and stubbornness, all characteristics demonstrated by this client.
Obessive-Compulsive Disorder is dx’d when intrusive, repetitive thoughts resulting in compulsive behaviors are present.
GAD: Excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry.
Antisocial Personality Disorder: A pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.
Source: DSM via Wikipedia