is obsessive compulsive personality disorder the same as obsessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 1

Not quite. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can affect people of essentially any personality type. Personality is the enduring patterns of behavioral features, attitudes, values, etc. that characterize someone (very controlversial to define personality in behavioral sciences field). Obsessions are recurrent, intrussive thoughts that the patient does not feel she has much or any control over. Compulsions are recurrent, unavoidable, seemingly quasi-independent physical actions or behaviors. In order to have compulsions you presumably need to have obsessions, at least early in the disorder, if you believe thoughts precede actions. Of course, later in the disorder the compulsions can occur seemingly (or even actually) unconsciously.

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is much more about personal style of interacting...with the world, with other people, even with oneself. Therefore, what is prominent in OCPD is the inability to act other than in fixed, rigid ways, even predictably. The behaviors that are repeated, however, are not as devoid of purpose as the compulsions of OCD are and the thought pattern in OCPD is probably more encompassing than the several or few isolated compulsions one finds in OCD. So, in OCPD one finds that people have very rigid thinking styles, are aloof, emotionally cold. They give a distinct feeling to others of being "stuck up" and hyper-moralistic. Of course, there can be variations within what I've said. That's why it's so challenging to pini-point any behavioral disorders.

Answer 2

No.
Obsessive compulsive disorder - is a behavioural disorder

Obsesive compulsive personality disorder - is Personality disorder, and not behavioural

In a personality disorder, the person has a personality or tendency to behave in an obsessive or compulsive way!
In a behavioural disorder, the person has learnt to act as such.

Answer 3

No, here are the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
Obsessions—unwanted, recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate
The obsessions of OCD are not just worries about real-life problems.
The person realizes that the obsessive thoughts are from his or her own mind.
The person attempts to suppress or neutralize the obsessions with actions or other thoughts.
Examples of typical obsessions include thoughts of being contaminated by dirt or germs or thoughts of having hurt someone, even though recognizing that such concerns are not realistic.

Compulsions—repetitive behaviors or "rituals" that the person feels driven to perform in a particular way
The compulsive actions are done to reduce distress or to prevent something bad from happening, even though there is no realistic connection with preventing such an occurrence.
Typical compulsions include excessive cleaning (such as hand washing), repetitive checking, and hoarding of useless items.
Mental acts such as praying, counting, or repeating words silently can be compulsions for some persons.

For Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, the problem must be pervasive, affecting cognition, affect, interpersonal functioning, and impulse control. Symptoms include:
Preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, and organization to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost
Perfectionism that interferes with task completion
Excessive devotion to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships
Overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible
Unable to discard worn-out of worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value
Reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things
Miserly spending style toward self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastropes
Rigid and stubborn

Answer 4

If it's diagnosed as a "personality disorder" it's a milder form, but long term.

Answer 5

Yes it is, its just used by different proffesors