A behavior commonly associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is:

• A. Hoard money and items
• B. Self-harm
• C. Sleep disturbances
• D. Aggression

Answer: (A)

Obsession with order, control, and thriftiness drives a key pattern in Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. A classic example is hoarding money and items—keeping resources tightly, clipping coupons, saving for future contingencies, and an inability to discard possessions. This reflects the disorder’s emphasis on perfectionism, rigidity, and a need to maintain control over one’s environment, including financial and material matters. The behavior is ego-syntonic for many individuals with OCPD, meaning they see it as sensible or proper rather than distressing.

Self-harm, sleep disturbances, and aggression are not characteristic hallmarks of OCPD. While they can appear in various mental health conditions, they don’t capture the pattern of inflexible rules, excessive devotion to work or saving, and reluctance to discard objects that define this disorder.