chronomaniac n
(Gr khronos, time + Gr mania, obsession, madness; cf. nymphomaniac) - a person obsessed with time and speed; one who attempts to live faster and to control time up to the smallest units.
DSM-IV & DSM-IV-TR:
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Individuals with this Cluster C Personality Disorder sacrifice openness, spontaneity, and flexibility to pursue orderliness, control, and perfectionism.
Diagnostic criteria for 301.4 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
(1) is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost;
(2) shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g., is unable to complete a project because his or her own overly strict standards are not met);
(3) is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity);
(4) is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification);
(5) is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value;
(6) is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things;
(7) adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes;
(8) shows rigidity and stubbornness;
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association
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