Abnormal Psychology, summary of chapter on pers...
Psychology-Abnormal Psychology, summary of chapter on personality disorders
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Personality Disorders (Chapter 12 in Barlow & Durand) I. Personality Disorders and Personality A. Definitions of personality Can't talk about personality disorders without taking about personality Personality- `An individual's characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behavior; together with the psychological motivations behind these patterns.' Million: A personality traits "A long standing pattern of behavior expressed across time and in many different situations." B. The Five Factor Model 1. Domains & Facets Originally derived from natural language Consists of 5 broad domains o Extraversion, energy, enthusiasm o Agreeableness, altruism, affection o Conscientiousness, control, constraint o Neuroticism, negative affect, nervousness o Openness, originality, open-mindedness Each domain has underlying facets
2. Empirical support C. Personality Disorders 1. Definitions C...
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- Abnormal psychology
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Business
- Clinical psychology
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Forensic psychology
- Health
- Personality disorders
- Psychology
- Psychopathy
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
- Social Issues
- Technology
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