hahahahYES.

[kaigou]

The medical student in this essay question doesn’t have obsessive-compulsive disorder, it’s just that in the age of slackerdom and ADD, diligence and focus looks like OCD.

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[nagasvoice]

You really don't get into medical school without being hellaciously obsessive-compulsive traits (at least) so for that milieu, it's perfectly normal. And a side-order of ambitious and ability to get by on very little sleep. At least, the ones who had to do it on scholarships were like that when I was in school, and there was a lot more grant money for that stuff than there is now.

[staranise]

Hi! I subscribed a little while ago because I like your journal.

From the third-year psych major in the comments: A person with Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder will not stop for any reason until perfection is attained.


I had OCD in my teens. AAAAAHAHAHAHA (gasp) HAHAHA.

That's right. Facing all the cans in your cupboard so they face forward and checking the oven twenty times before you leave the room, instead of doing your homework, is "perfection". Why doesn't EVERYONE want OCD? It's ever so fun!

[firecat]

If, as many commenters to the original blog post noted, a person so described is labeled within the psychology field as having "obsessive compulsive traits," and that label means "kinda like OCD but not negatively affecting the person's life," then someone needs to look at how we are labeling people with effective personalities. Why should everyone be labeled as a psych disorder waiting to happen?

There's a followup post to the original one that addresses this:
http://www.globalnerdy.com/2011/05/05/thats-not-ocd-redux/

[thejeopardymaze]

That reminds me of some of the symptoms said to be affiliated with BPD. While I'm sure that personality problem exists in some, the descriptions were way too vague.

[mongrelheart]

Hahaha! I particularly love the part about how he (gasp!) takes notes and prefers to attend every lecture himself. Clearly a sign of having a "disorder"!