Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
A. Moderate or greater impairment in personality functioning, manifested by characteristic
difficulties in two or more of the following four areas:
1.Identity:  Sense of self derived predominantly fr om work or productivity; constricted
experience and expression of strong emotions.
2.Self-direction: Difficulty completing tasks and realizing goals, associated with rigid
and unreasonably high and inflexible internal standards of behavior; overly consci-
entious and moralistic attitudes.
3.Empathy:  Difficulty understanding and appreciating the ideas, feelings, or behav-
iors of others.
4.Intimacy:  Relationships seen as secondary to work and productivity; rigidity and
stubbornness negatively affect relationships with others.
B. Three or more of the following four pathological personality traits, one of which must
be (1) Rigid perfectionism:
1.Rigid perfectionism  (an aspect of extreme Conscientiousness [the opposite pole
of Disinhibition]): Rigid insistence on everything being flawless, perfect, and without
errors or faults, including one’s own and ot hers’ performance; sacrificing of timeli-
ness to ensure correctness in every detail; believing that there is only one right way
to do things; difficulty changing ideas and/or viewpoint; preoccupation with details,
organization, and order.
2.Perseveration  (an aspect of Negative Affectivity ): Persistence at tasks long after
the behavior has ceased to be functional or effective; continuance of the same be-
havior despite repeated failures.
3.Intimacy avoidance (an aspect of Detachment ): Avoidance of close or romantic
relationships, interpersonal attachments, and intimate sexual relationships.