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The clinical perspective that is more important when appraising obsessive-compulsive disorder is to do an assessment in the patient to identify which types of OCD he or she is suffering from. There are two types of the diagnosable obsessive- compulsive disorder the first one is OCD and the second one Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. OCD is characterized by ritual or intrusive disorder and behavior like counting, and washing one hand a copious amount of time. Obsessive- compulsive disorder is a process addiction to a behavioral pattern it is categorized by both obsession and compulsion. OCPD focuses on orderliness and perfectionism it's a disorder of traits and behavior. There are many steps when appraising OCD like supplement to help raise the low serotonin. Bright light therapy can help someone to be less obsessive and focused. It's a combination of therapy, medication to help understand obsessional thinking. "Emotional appraisal refers to the interpretation and response to emotion-provoking stimuli. The experience and "unacceptability" of certain emotional states exacerbate distress from OCD symptoms" (Sinha et al., 2021)

The consequence of ignoring sociocultural perspectives when appraisingpersonalitydisorders you will miss important facts on the patient social groups and subgroups meaning you need to consider how life experiences plays a vital role in the personality disorder. Trauma, stress, family dynamics and abuse can be component in the development of the personality disorder. Cultural factors play an important part when identifying and treating underlying issue.

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Sinha, R., Mahour, P., Sharma, E., Mehta, U. M., & Agarwal, M. (2021). Obsessive belief and emotional appraisal correlates of symptom dimensions and impairment in obsessive-compulsive disorder.Indian journal of psychiatry,63(4), 348-354. https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_1194_20