Rahat Rahman
Speech 101
10/22/2010
Informative Speech
The Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will know more about the symptoms of
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.
Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with
perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things.
Organization Pattern: Topical
Introduction
I. Open with impact: One in every one hundred people are affected by OCPD. Even more are
affected by its symptoms.
II. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with
perfection, rules, and organization, which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing
things.
III. Focus on Thesis: According to Dr. Steven Phillipson, a person with OCPD is comfortable with
their high standards and rigid mindset. In fact, a person with OCPD will justify their actions
instead of admitting any sort of problem, which they blame on the environment or external
circumstances.
IV. Connect to audience: A person with this personality disorder has symptoms of perfectionism
that usually begin in early adulthood, which is about our age, and this kind of perfectionism
can take a straight “A” student and cause them to flunk out of college. Because they try to
do everything perfectly, they procrastinate assignments and when they do, they can’t
complete them, because their standards are so high.
(Signpost: Today, we will be talking about its symptoms and causes.)
Body
I. Main Point: What are the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?
A. According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, for a person to be
diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, they must have the following
qualities: