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The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder-


            
             Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate who, by the time .
             of his death in 1937, was probably worth close to a billion dollars, .
             is perhaps one of the best historical examples of an .
             obsessive-compulsive. An obsessive-compulsive is one who is driven to .
             an act or acts, generally being asocial, by his own fixations but by .
             nature of his peculiar psyche must balance these actions with others .
             more socially acceptable. There are abundant examples of Rockefeller's .
             deeds fitting these clinical characteristics, and John D. Rockefeller .
             is today generally regarded as an obsessive-compulsive. The roots of .
             this disorder are traceable back to his childhood. While much of .
             Rockefeller's business history remains a mystery today, it is apparent .
             that much of his success is attributable to his obsessive-compulsive .
             disorder.
             Franz Alexander and Louis B. Shapiro's description of the .
             obsessive-compulsive disorder from their book "Neuroses, Behavior.
             Disorders, and Perversions" is a frequently used summary of the .
             commonly agreed-upon characteristics. It states: "Full blown cases of .
             obsessive-compulsive states present a dynamic equilibrium in which .
             obsessive preoccupation with ego-alien fantasies. are precariously .
             balanced by rituals representing an exaggeration of social standards, .
             such as cleanliness, punctuality, consideration for others. The .
             dynamic formula is similar to bookkeeping in which on the one side of .
             ledger are the asocial tendencies which the patient tries to balance .
             precisely on the other side with moralistic and social attitudes. .
             Every asocial move must be undone by an opposing one." The term .
             "ego-alien" refers to thoughts, emotions or material which are.
             consciously detestable to the patient (though not he may not .
             necessarily be conscious of the reason). This summary is important, .
             and we will return to it later.
             Rockefeller was born in 1839 and raised in a troubled, then .
             broken, home.
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


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