Personality Disorders and the Five-factor Model of Personality
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-55798-214-8 (ISBN)
Description
Recent years have seen an increase in research on personality disorders. One probable reason has been the DSM-III-R's creation of a special Axis (Axis II) for categorising personality disorders. However, many clinicians would agree that there are some serious methodological and theoretical problems in using Axis II as a diagnostic tool. The "Five-Factor Model" of personality (FFM) has already been productively applied to the study of normal personality. In this edited volume of contributions by researchers and clinicians in the field, the FFM is proposed as an alternative, conceptually useful framework for understanding personality disorders. This book aims to provide a comprehensive examination of both diagnostic and treatment issues, and is divided into five major sections: The first covers conceptual background, and includes a history of the FFM, as well as a key chapter that provides five-factor model translations of the DSM-III-R and proposed DSM-IV personality disorders. The second section reviews empirical research which supports the use of FFM in working with patients with personality disorders.
Section three investigates the applicability of the FFM to various patient populations and gives several illustrative case studies. These include substance abusers, psychopaths, sex offenders, borderline personalities, narcissism, bulimia nervosa, and mixed personality disorder. Section four looks at treatment issues. These chapters show how a patient's FFM personality profile can help clinicians set appropriate treatment goals for individual needs. The final section presents the considerations of several authors on personality disorder, based upon the findings offered here. A concluding chapter addresses issues remaining to be resolved.
Section three investigates the applicability of the FFM to various patient populations and gives several illustrative case studies. These include substance abusers, psychopaths, sex offenders, borderline personalities, narcissism, bulimia nervosa, and mixed personality disorder. Section four looks at treatment issues. These chapters show how a patient's FFM personality profile can help clinicians set appropriate treatment goals for individual needs. The final section presents the considerations of several authors on personality disorder, based upon the findings offered here. A concluding chapter addresses issues remaining to be resolved.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-214-8 (9781557982148)
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Part I Conceptual Background: Historical Antecedents of the Five-Factor Model, John M. Digman; Towards a Dimensional Model of Personality Disorders, Thomas A. Widiger and Allen J. Frances; A Description of the DSM-III-R and DSM-IV Personality Disorders with the Five-Factor Model of Personality, Thomas A. Widiger et al. Part II Empirical Research: A Five-Factor Perspective on Personality Disorder Research, Timothy J. Trull and Robert R. McCrae; Personality Structure and the Structure of Personality Disorders, Jerry S. Wiggins and Aaron L.Pincus; Personality Disorder Symptomatology from the Five-Factor Perspective, Lee Anna Clark et al; Dimensions of Personality Disorder and the Five-Factor Model of Personality, Marsha L. Schroeder et al. Part III Patient Populations and Clinical Cases: Personality Trait Characteristics of Opiate Users with and without Comorbid Personality Disorders, Robert K. Brooner et al; The Personality of the Psychopath, Timothy J. Harpur et al; The NEO-PI and the MCMI in the Forensic Evaluation of Sex Offenders, Gregory K. Lehne; A Case of Borderline Personality Disorder, Stephen Bruehl; Narcissism from the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model, Elizabeth M. Corbitt; Bulimia Nervosa within the Context of Maladaptive Personality Traits, Cynthia G. Ellis; Mixed Personality Disorder with Passive-Aggressive and Avoidant Features, Glenn V. Thomas. Part IV Treatment of Personality Disordered Patients: Utilisation of the NEO-PI Personality Dimensions in Differential Treatment Planning, Cynthia Sanderson and John F. Clarkin; Using Personality Measurements in Clinical Practice, K. Roy MacKenzie; Treatment Case - A Couple with Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilia, Peter J. Fagan. Part V Reconceptualisation: Two Approaches to Identifying Dimensions of personality Disorder - Convergence on the Five-Factor Model, Lee Anna Clark and W. John Livesley; Personality Disorders - Conceptual Distinctions and Classification Issues, Theodore Millon; A Reformulation of Axis II - Personality and Personality-Related Problems, Robert R. McCrae; Conceptualising a Disorder of Personality from the FFM, Thomas A. Widiger.