Abnormal Psych
Chapter 9
Personality is all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling that make each of us unique.
A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior, thought, and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations.
Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone's personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality versus emotional stability extraversion versus introversion opnnes versus closedness to one's own experience agreeableness versus antagonism conscientiousness versus undependability
The DSM-IV-TR, in contrast, treats personality disorders as if they were entirely different from "normal" personality traits. It groups them into three clusters: Cluster A - 3 disorders characterized by odd or eccentric begaviors and thinking: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder Cluster B - 4 disorders characterized by dramaitc, erratic, and emotional behavior and interpersonal realationships: antisocial personality disorder, histrionicpersonality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder Cluster C - 3 dissorders characterized by anxious and fearful emotions and chronic self-doubt: dependent personality disorder, avoidant personaility disorder, and ovsessive-compulsive personality disorder
DSM-IV-TR treats personality disorders as different from the acute disorders, such as major depression and schizophrenia, by placing the personality disorder on Axis II of the dignostic system instead of on Axis I with the acute disorders.
DSM-IV-TR uses Axis II to signal that personality disorders are especially chronic and pervasive, rather than occurring in distinct episodes. People diagnosed wiht a personailty disorder often experience one of the acute Axis I disorders as well at some
Personality is all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling that make each of us unique.
A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior, thought, and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations.
Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone's personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality versus emotional stability extraversion versus introversion opnnes versus closedness to one's own experience agreeableness versus antagonism conscientiousness versus undependability
The DSM-IV-TR, in contrast, treats personality disorders as if they were entirely different from "normal" personality traits. It groups them into three clusters: Cluster A - 3 disorders characterized by odd or eccentric begaviors and thinking: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder Cluster B - 4 disorders characterized by dramaitc, erratic, and emotional behavior and interpersonal realationships: antisocial personality disorder, histrionicpersonality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder Cluster C - 3 dissorders characterized by anxious and fearful emotions and chronic self-doubt: dependent personality disorder, avoidant personaility disorder, and ovsessive-compulsive personality disorder
DSM-IV-TR treats personality disorders as different from the acute disorders, such as major depression and schizophrenia, by placing the personality disorder on Axis II of the dignostic system instead of on Axis I with the acute disorders.
DSM-IV-TR uses Axis II to signal that personality disorders are especially chronic and pervasive, rather than occurring in distinct episodes. People diagnosed wiht a personailty disorder often experience one of the acute Axis I disorders as well at some