Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS) 56.23 POPS T-scores 69.93 At-score below 50 is below the mean of the control sample. At-score of 50 is at the mean At-score of 65 is 1.5 standard deviations above the mean of the control sample and can therefore be considered high. POPS Total: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Pathology * POPS Total = Severity Score for obsessive compulsive personality pathology. ** See page 3 of this report for how raw scores are calculated. Difficulty ‘ Emotional ‘ciaity | Maladaptive Reluctance | POPS Becca ber Overcontro!. | F9'¢HY | perfectionism | to Delegate | Total * Change Raw Seores** | 32 28 70 45 33 208 T-Scores | 53.02 56.23 69.93 | 51.06 58.44 62.26 Key:PATHOLOGICAL OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY SCALE (POPS) (a self-report measure of maladaptive obsessive-compulsive personality traits and severity) For more information on the scale or to request a copy, contact Anthony Pinto, Ph.D. at apinto1 @[Link]. Factor Sample Items Specific Traits Infiexible stance in relating to and viewing the | - | insist that others do ied world: Stubborn insistence on one's point of _| things my way. igidity view, demands that others comply, and = People tell me that am criticism of alternative view inflexible. = Its difficult for me to relate Erica Difficulty in accepting and expressing to other people's emotions. roeaniral emotions as well as relating to the emotions _| - People have described me of others as being closed with my feelings. =| spend too much time on! Maladeptive Self-imposed pressure to complete tasks with jootnghey in order to gat it Perfectionism Precision and at a high standard, at the - 1am hard on myself when expense of efficiency and productivity 1am unable to complete a task to my high standards. Reluctance to Unwillingness to let others complete tasks due to concerns they won't meet expectations - There are few people who can meet my expectations. - end up doing a lot of jobs Delegate or distrust of their ability to do it ‘correctly’ myself because no one can live up to my standards. = It really irritates me when , Inability to cope with unexpected or people don't stick to the aon with unforeseen changes in one's schedule or plan. 9 routine - | am easily upset by changes in my routine. Severity Score Obsessive compulsive personality pathology | - Includes all 49 POPS. POPS Total on a continuum of increasing severity and items (see examples dysfunction above).Citation for POPS: Pinto, A. (2020). Psychotherapy for obsessive compulsive personality disorder. In J. E. Grant, A. Pinto, & S. R. Chamberlain (Eds.), Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Washington, DC: ‘American Psychiatric Association Publishing. References for the psychometrics of the POPS: Pinto, A., Ansell, E. B., & Wright, A. G. C. (2011, March). A new approach to the assessment of obsessive compulsive personality. Integrated paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Cambridge, MA. Wheaton, M. G. & Pinto, A. (2017). The role of experiential avoidance in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 8, 383-388. Sadri, S. K., McEvoy, P. M., Pinto, A., Anderson, R. A., & Egan, S. J. (2019). Apsychometric examination of the Pathological Obsessive Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS): Initial study in an undergraduate sample. Journal of Personality Assessment, 101, 284-293. How Raw Scores are Calculated Reverse score items 19 and 25. Sum items (strongly disagree = 1; disagree = 2; slightly disagree = 3; slightly agree = 4; agree = 5; strongly agree = 6) under each factor and sum all items for overall OCP-Pathology score. Rigidity: 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 41 Emotional Overcontrol: 3, 14, 28, 29, 30, 36, 48 Maladaptive Perfectionism: 1, 7, 9, 18, 27, 37, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49 Reluctance to Delegate: 2, 8, 19 (1), 20, 25 (1), 35, 40, 42 Difficulty with Change: 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 23, 39, 43 Note that Item 39 is included in both Maladaptive Perfectionism and Difficulty with Change.