A comparison of Primary Unadjusted Schemes in Patients Suffering from Obsession-Obligation Personality Disorder with a Non-Clinical Group

The purpose of this study is to investigate primary unadjusted schemes in patients suffering from obsession-obligation personality disorder with a non-clinical group. To this end، 50 respondents who were randomly selected from a group having obsession-obligation personality disorder (7 females and 18 males) and a non-clinical group (8 females and 17 males)، completed Yang’s 90-item questionnaire of primary unadjustedschemes. The results showed that the mean and the standard deviation of the two groups were significantly different in some schemes. The Independent Samples T-Test results showed that the two groups were significantly different in self-sacrifice (t (2، 48) = 4. 17; p<. 001)، emotional prevention (t (2، 48) = 18. 81; p<. 001)، perseverance criteria (t (2، 48) = 18. 6; p<. 001)، superiority (t (2، 48) = 2. 82; p<. 005)، and self-punishment (t (2، 48) = 3. 19; p<. 005). The results suggest that study of schemes is an effective way for exploring fundamental factors causing personality disorder. It is suggested that further studies investigate other personality disorders.