[ investigation of relation of perfectionism and responsibility to obsessive- compulsion disorder in physicians residing in Ahvaz]

ABSTRACT

The aim of this survey was to assess the relationship of perfectionism and responsibility to obsessive-compulsion disorder [OCD] among physicians residing in Ahvaz. Responsibility and perfectionism were established as predictive variables while OCD was planned as a dependent variable. The sample constituted of 100 Ahvaz-resident physicians selected randomly. For measuring perfectionism, Ahvaz perfectionism scale, for measuring responsibility, responsibility essay and for measuring obsessive-compulsion disorder, symptom checklist 90- revised were used. Pearson simple correlation was employed to analysis data. The results showed that both perfectionism and responsibility had significant positive correlations with obsessive-compulsion disorder among physicians residing in Ahvaz.[p<0.01] The finding of this study showed that high levels of perfectionism and responsibility predisposed physicians to develop obsessive-compulsive disorders