Are persons with NLD prone to develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
If so, what may account for this? Definition. In its most general sense, OCD can be viewed as a disorder in which a person has an obsessive compulsion to perform meaningless acts repeatedly. In many psychodynamic theories of personality, the compulsive (ritualistic) behaviour is viewed as being triggered by obsessive, unpleasant thoughts. Engaging in the compulsive behaviour is seen as providing some temporary relief from these disconcerting, even painful, thoughts. One reflection of the psychic importance of the compulsive behaviour is the high level of anxiety that occurs when the person is prevented from exhibiting it. Background. Typically, persons with NLD do not adapt well to novel situations (see Content & Dynamics; Questions 4 and 27). Sometimes, they react with anxiety, even to the point of panic (see Questions 18 and 33), in situations that strike them as new and different. Indeed, they have a very marked preference for the routine and the predictable. They feel most comforta
