Abstract
This chapter describes the involvement of self within the anxious and fearful cluster, and focuses on the most common and most researched disorder within this cluster – obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) – as an exemplar for the impact of self-concept in etiology, maintenance, and treatment within the cluster C personality disorders. This chapter summarizes and builds on previous theorizing by notable workers in the field.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Self in Understanding and Treating Psychological Disorders |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Chapter | 18 |
Pages | 179-189 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781139941297 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107079144 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |